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不幸

bù xìng
HSK 3.0 Level 5 Adjective Common

Definitions

  1. 1. misfortune
  2. 2. adversity
  3. 3. unfortunate
  4. 4. sad
  5. 5. unfortunately

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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幸运
xìng yùn

fortunate

幸运 means lucky or fortunate, the opposite of unfortunate.

Related words

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悲惨
bēi cǎn

miserable

悲惨 means tragic or miserable, often describing a more severe or sorrowful situation.

Synonyms

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倒霉
dǎo méi

to have bad luck

Both mean having bad luck or being unfortunate, but 倒霉 is more colloquial and often used for personal bad luck.

Usage notes

Common mistakes

不幸 is not used to express condolences like "I'm sorry for your loss"; use 节哀顺变 instead.

Example Sentences

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他最近很 不幸 ，丢掉了工作。
He has been very unfortunate recently and lost his job.
戰爭伴隨著 不幸 與悲傷。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 3163375)
她很有錢卻很 不幸 。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 738352)

Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org. AI-generated examples are marked with this icon.

Words Containing 不幸

不幸之事
bù xìng zhī shì

mishap

不幸之幸
bù xìng zhī xìng

a fortune in misfortune

不幸言中
bù xìng yán zhòng

to turn out just as one predicted or feared

惨遭不幸
cǎn zāo bù xìng

to meet with disaster

Child Words of 不幸

不
bù

no; not so

幸
xìng

fortunate