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侥幸 jiǎoxìng

侥幸 jiǎoxìng Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 侥幸 jiǎoxìng .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jiǎoxìng | jiao3 xing4
English translation
luckily
by a fluke

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About 侥幸 jiǎoxìng

Read some general information about the Chinese word 侥幸 jiǎoxìng .

Traditional form

僥倖

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí
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Etymology of 侥幸 jiǎoxìng

Familiarize yourself with the origin and historical aspects of the Chinese word 侥幸 jiǎoxìng .

jiǎo

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. rén represents the meaning and yáo represents the sound. Simplified form of jiǎo .

Phonetic compound

yáo

Semantic compound

rén

Positional decomposition

亻尧

Number of Strokes

8
xìng

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Fortune ( xìng ) is the opposite () of misfortune ( yāo ).

Positional decomposition

丷干

Number of Strokes

8

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Example sentences using 侥幸 jiǎoxìng

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当然 dāngrán ,我们 wǒmen 不能 bù néng bào 侥幸 jiǎoxìng 心理 xīnlǐ , ” 温斯顿 Wēn sī dùn 顺从 shùn cóng de 同意 tóngyì .

'Of course we can't afford to take chances,'agreed Winston dutifully.

真是 zhēn shi 无法 wú fǎ 相信 xiāngxìn jiù zài 最近 zuìjìn 自己 zìjǐ 侥幸 jiǎoxìng 逃过 le 几场大难 dà nàn

I can't quite believe the close shaves I've had just recently.

侥幸 jiǎoxìng Decomposition

See the 8 Chinese characters that make up 侥幸 jiǎoxìng and their own compounds.

侥幸 jiǎoxìng Compounds

See all 35 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 侥幸 jiǎoxìng in their composition.

  • jiǎo
    • xìng
          • ,
        • gāo , , , , , ,
      • bào
        • bāo
        • , , , , , , , , , , , ,
      • zhí
      • xìng , xìng , , xìng , xìng , , , ,
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