What 运气 means
- Fate (fortune - luck)
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运气 in a sentence
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Questions about 运气
What does 运气 mean in English?
运气 is pronounced yùnqi and means Fate (fortune - luck).
How do you pronounce 运气?
运气 is yùnqi in pinyin — written yunqi without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.
What are the characters in 运气?
运气 is written with 2 characters: 运 (yùn) Move (transport - use - fortune - luck - fate), 气 (qì) Gas (air - anger - smell). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.
How is 运气 written in traditional Chinese?
運氣. The simplified form 运气 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 運氣 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced yùnqi.
Is 运气 an HSK word?
Yes — 运气 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.
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