运气

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Understanding 运气 (yùnqi)

运气 means 'luck' and can refer to either good or bad fortune. It is commonly used in everyday conversation to talk about chance outcomes, such as winning a game, passing an exam, or encountering unexpected events.

Usage Notes

运气 often appears in contexts where outcomes are partly beyond control, emphasizing the role of chance. It can be positive (good luck) or negative (bad luck), depending on the situation.

Common Collocations

  • 运气 (yùnqi hǎo): good luck — used to describe fortunate events.
  • 运气 (yùnqi bù hǎo): bad luck — used when things don’t go well.
  • (zǒu yùn): to have good luck — a colloquial expression.

Tips

运气 is a noun and usually follows verbs like (have) or (not have). Avoid confusing it with (yùn) alone, which can mean 'to transport' or 'to move.' 运气 specifically relates to luck or fortune.

Using 运气 in conversation helps express the unpredictable nature of events and can soften statements about failure or success by attributing part of the outcome to chance.

Example Sentences

He is really lucky; he won the lottery three times in a row.

Don’t be too nervous during the exam; luck is also important.

Although he worked hard, his luck was bad and he couldn’t succeed.