运气 yùnqi luck (good or bad)
How to remember 运气: 运 transport + 气 air = luck (good or bad).
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How it is used
- Luck, good or bad - 运气好 (yùnqi hǎo) lucky, 运气不好 (yùnqi bù hǎo) unlucky; 碰运气 (pèng yùnqi) to try one's luck.
- Note the neutral tone on 气 here (yùnqi). Near-synonym 运 (yùn) / 命运 (mìngyùn) leans toward fate/destiny, while 运气 is everyday chance.
Example sentences
- 我运气很好。 Wǒ yùnqì hěn hǎo.I'm lucky.
- 您运气多好啊！ Nín yùnqì duōhǎo a!How lucky you are!
- 你运气多好啊！ Nǐ yùnqì duōhǎo a!How lucky you are!