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幸亏

xìngkuī

thanks to; fortunately

A person opens a red umbrella just as rain begins to fall
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Characters in this word

幸 xìng

Strokes
8
Radical
干 — arid, dry
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 幸

亏 kuī

Strokes
3
Radical
二 — two

Example phrases

  • 幸亏备用系统及时启动,医院的数据没有出现大规模丢失。 Xìngkuī bèiyòng xìtǒng jíshí qǐdòng, yīyuàn de shùjù méiyǒu chūxiàn dà guīmó diūshī. Thanks to the backup system starting in time, the hospital's data did not suffer large-scale loss.
  • 幸亏我带伞了,不然身上全湿了。 Xìngkuī wǒ dài sǎn le, bùrán shēnshang quán shī le. Luckily I brought an umbrella, otherwise I would be soaked.
  • 幸亏医生及时赶到,他最后脱离了危险。 Xìngkuī yīshēng jíshí gǎndào, tā zuìhòu tuōlíle wēixiǎn. Luckily the doctor arrived in time, and he finally escaped danger.

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