HSK · Level 1
130 words
Chinese word
运气
Pronunciation
Pinyinyùn qì
Meaning
- nounluck
Example
今天我运气真好。jīn tiān wǒ yùn qì zhēn hǎo
My luck is really good today.
More examples
他最近运气不好，连车都被刮蹭了。tā zuì jìn yùn qì bù hǎo lián chē dōu bèi guā cèng le
He has had bad luck recently; even his car got scraped.
Core concept
The temporary direction in which chance seems to carry a person's affairs.
Common phrases
运气真好yùn qì zhēn hǎo
very good luck
运气不好yùn qì bù hǎo
bad luck
运气转好yùn qì zhuǎn hǎo
luck improves
Similar words
幸运xìng yùn: Good fortune that arrives unexpectedly.
运势yùn shì: A period's pattern and strength of luck.
福气fú qì: The good fortune of enjoying long-term happiness and many blessings.
手气shǒu qì: The luck a person has at a particular moment in a game or lottery.
Definition in Chinese
指影响事情结果的偶然因素，也指某人近期遇到好事或坏事的短暂状态。zhǐ yíng xiǎng shì qíng jié guǒ de ǒu rán yīn sù yě zhǐ mǒu rén jìn qī yù dào hǎo shì huò huài shì de duǎn zàn zhuàng tài
Word origin
运 (yùn, "move") + 气 (qì, "energy") joins movement with a circulating force, giving the word a natural link to fortune that comes and goes.
Usage tips
- In English, luck is usually uncountable, so "some luck" and "a bit of luck" are natural, while "a luck" is not.