Chinese word

奇迹

Pronunciation

Pinyinqí jì

Meaning

  • nounmiracle

Example

这次的成功真是奇迹。zhè cì de chéng gōng zhēn shì qí jì

This success is truly a miracle.

Illustration for 奇迹 (miracle)

More examples

在长期观察中，许多看似奇迹的事件最终被解释为自然规律。zài cháng qī guān chá zhōng xǔ duō kàn sì qí jì de shì jiàn zuì zhōng bèi jiě shì wèi zì rán guī lǜ

In long-term observations, many events that seemed like miracles were eventually explained as natural laws.

Core concept

A very small chance becomes a real and striking success.

Common phrases

  • 创造奇迹chuàng zào qí jì

    create miracles

  • 制造奇迹zhì zào qí jì

    create miracles

  • 见证奇迹jiàn zhèng qí jì

    witness a miracle

Similar words

成功chéng gōng: The achievement of the result that a plan or action was meant to produce.
成就chéng jiù: An important achievement reached after sustained effort and favorable conditions.
运气yùn qì: The accidental good or bad fortune that influences how things turn out.
奇观qí guān: A strikingly rare and magnificent sight or scene.

Definition in Chinese

出乎意料、几乎不可能发生却发生的好事情或不可思议的现象。chū hū yì liào jī hū bù kě néng fā shēng què fā shēng de hǎo shì qíng huò bù kě sī yì de xiàn xiàng

Word origin

In 奇迹 (qíjì, "miracle"), 奇 (qí, "unusual") describes 迹 (jì, "trace or result"), so the word highlights an unusual outcome that can clearly be seen.

Usage tips

  • In everyday conversation, it usually describes a major, expectation-breaking outcome, so using it for ordinary luck can sound deliberately dramatic.

Opposites

  • 普通现象pǔ tōng xiàn xiàngordinary phenomenonnoun
  • 常态cháng tàinormal statenoun

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