幸亏
Old HSK 5
幸亏 (xìngkuī) · fortunately
幸亏 (xìngkuī) means “fortunately; luckily”. It is written with 2 characters: 幸 (favor) + 亏 (to lose). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 幸亏 is built
The characters
幸 xìng · favor
What 幸 is made of
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 干gàn — dry (gān)
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: Two men, one alive 土 and one dead 干; the living one is lucky (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
亏 kuī · to lose
What 亏 is made of
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Example sentences
幸亏你提醒我，不然我就忘了。Xìngkuī nǐ tíxǐng wǒ, bùrán wǒ jiù wàng le.Luckily you reminded me, or I'd have forgotten.
幸亏我们早出发，没有迟到。Xìngkuī wǒmen zǎo chūfā, méiyǒu chídào.Fortunately we left early and weren't late.
Questions about 幸亏
What does 幸亏 mean?
幸亏 (xìngkuī) means “fortunately; luckily”.
How do you pronounce 幸亏?
幸亏 is pronounced xìngkuī.
Which HSK level is 幸亏?
幸亏 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 幸福xìngfúhappy
- 幸运xìngyùnlucky
- 侥幸jiǎoxìngby luck
- 荣幸róngxìnghonoured
- 吃亏chīkuīto lose out
- 多亏duōkuīthanks to
- 亏待kuīdàito treat unfairly
- 亏损kuīsǔnloss
Learn 幸亏 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 107: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.