运气
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
运气 (yùnqi) · luck
运气 (yùnqi) means “luck”. It is written with 2 characters: 运 (to run) + 气 (air). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 运气 is built
The characters
运 yùn · to run
What 运 is made of
- 辶 — walking, moving
- 云yún — (classical) to say
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 厶sī — private
- 二 — two strokes
Origin hint: 辶 gives the meaning, 云 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
气 qì · air
What 气 is made of
- 亻rén — person
Origin hint: A person 亻 breathing air (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
今天我的运气真好！Jīntiān wǒ de yùnqi zhēn hǎo!I'm really lucky today!
这次你的运气怎么样？Zhè cì nǐ de yùnqi zěnmeyàng?How was your luck this time?
Questions about 运气
What does 运气 mean?
运气 (yùnqi) means “luck”.
How do you pronounce 运气?
运气 is pronounced yùnqi.
Which HSK level is 运气?
运气 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 运动yùndòngsports
- 命运mìngyùnfate
- 幸运xìngyùnlucky
- 运输yùnshūto transport
- 亚运会YàyùnhuìAsian Games
- 运动会yùndònghuìsports meet
- 运动员yùndòngyuánathlete
- 运用yùnyòngto use
- 托运tuōyùnto check in (luggage)
- 运算yùnsuànto calculate
Learn 运气 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 20: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.