(bú xìng) - unfortunate, misfortune in Mandarin

búxìng

Traditional: 不幸

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Translation

unfortunate, misfortune

Word origin

A compound of the negative 不 (bù) and 幸 (xìng, good fortune), literally not fortunate, hence unlucky or a misfortune. The character 幸 originally suggested escaping danger.

Origin: compound
Root: 不 (bù, not) + 幸 (xìng, good fortune)

Stroke order

不

幸

Examples

。

This is an unfortunate event.

。

He was unfortunately injured in the accident.

，雨yǔ。

Unfortunately, it started to rain.

。

She has been through many misfortunes.

。

The one mercy was that no one was hurt.

不幸 (bú xìng) means unfortunate or misfortune. It is used for unlucky events and sad turns of fate.

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This word is part of lesson 27.