luck in Chinese

How to write 运气

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运气 is listed in the official HSK vocabulary at HSK 5. An advanced band: enough to read newspapers and watch films.

运气 in a sentence

• 祝zhù你nǐ好hǎo运yùn气qì！

  Good luck to you!

• 今jīn天tiān我wǒ运yùn气qì很hěn好hǎo。

  I am lucky today.

• 他tā的de运yùn气qì真zhēn不bù错cuò。

  His luck is really good.

• 成chéng功gōng需xū要yào一yī点diǎn运yùn气qì。

  Success needs a bit of luck.

运气 vs 幸运 vs 命运

Similar and easily confused words, and how they differ.

• 幸运 xìng yùn lucky; fortunate

  The adjective — 我很幸运 'I am lucky'. 运气 is the noun 'luck' itself — 运气好 'luck is good'.

• 命运 mìng yùn fate; destiny

  The heavy one — 改变命运 'change one's fate'. 运气 is everyday chance.