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幸免

xìngmiǎn

to escape by luck; to be spared

A person stands safely beside a huge fallen tree
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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

Example phrases

  • 由于及时接种疫苗,许多高风险人群幸免于严重并发症。 Yóuyú jíshí jiēzhòng yìmiáo, xǔduō gāo fēngxiǎn rénqún xìngmiǎn yú yánzhòng bìngfāzhèng. Because they were vaccinated in time, many high-risk groups were spared serious complications.
  • 那场火灾毁了三间店铺,只有一家幸免于难。 Nà chǎng huǒzāi huǐle sān jiān diànpù, zhǐyǒu yī jiā xìngmiǎn yúnàn. That fire destroyed three shops, but only one was spared.
  • 地震中许多老房子倒塌,这座古庙幸免。 Dìzhèn zhōng xǔduō lǎo fángzi dǎotā, zhè zuò gǔmiào xìngmiǎn. In the earthquake many old houses collapsed, but this ancient temple was spared.

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