不幸
bù xìng
Pinyin

Definition

不幸
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bù xìng
  1. misfortune
  2. adversity
  3. unfortunate
  4. sad
  5. unfortunately
  6. CL:個|个[gè]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

不
bù
  1. 1 (negative prefix)
  2. 2 not
  3. 3 no
幸福
xìng fú
  1. 1 happiness
  2. 2 happy
  3. 3 blessed
不久
bù jiǔ
  1. 1 not long (after)
  2. 2 before too long
  3. 3 soon
  4. 4 soon after
不但
bù dàn
  1. 1 not only (... but also...)
不仅
bù jǐn
  1. 1 not only (this one)
  2. 2 not just (...) but also

Idioms (20)

一不做，二不休
yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū
  1. 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
  2. 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
  3. 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一问三不知
yī wèn sān bù zhī
  1. 1 lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on
  3. 3 complete ignorance
一尘不染
yī chén bù rǎn
  1. 1 untainted by even a speck of dust (idiom); selfless and incorruptible
  2. 2 spotless
一字不提
yī zì bù tí
  1. 1 to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)
一山不容二虎
yī shān bù róng èr hǔ
  1. 1 lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us
  3. 3 (of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive

Sample Sentences

不幸地，我吃过。
bùxìng de ，wǒ chī guò 。
Unfortunately, I have.
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这样说来倒也没错，《基督山伯爵》的主人公爱德蒙唐泰斯遭人陷害身陷囹圄，《琅玡榜》的主人公林殊全家被人算计，差一点葬身战场，两部作品都是以主人公的不幸遭遇开头。
zhèyàng shuōlai dào yě méicuò ，《jīdūshānbójué 》de zhǔréngōng Àidéméngtángtàisī zāo rén xiànhài shēnxiànlíngyǔ ，《lángyábāng 》de zhǔréngōng Línshū quánjiā bèi rén suànjì ，chàyīdiǎn zàngshen zhànchǎng ，liǎng bù zuòpǐn dōu shì yǐ zhǔréngōng de bùxìng zāoyù kāitóu 。
That's actually not wrong, the protagonist of The Count of Monte Cristo, Edmond Dantes is set up and taken prisoner, whereas someone conspires against the entire family of Lin Shu, the protagonist of Nirvana in Fire, and he almost dies on the battlefield. The two stories all start with the suffering of the protagonist.
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幸福的家庭都很像，不幸的家庭有各种情况。
xìngfú de jiātíng dōu hěn xiàng ，bùxìng de jiātíng yǒu gèzhǒng qíngkuàng 。
All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.
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也对，真是不幸中的大幸，好险哦！
yě duì ，zhēn shì búxìng zhōng de dàxìng ，hǎoxiǎn ò ！
That's true, the silver lining I guess, what luck!
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这确实是，但刚才，手术中不幸并发罕见的药物过敏，造成器官衰竭，病患过敏这点，术前家属并没有在病历表上注明。
zhè quèshí shì ，dàn gāngcái ，shǒushù zhōng bùxìng bìngfā hǎnjiàn de yàowù guòmǐn ，zàochéng qìguān shuāijié ，bìnghuàn guòmǐn zhèdiǎnr ，shù qián jiāshǔ bìng méiyǒu zài bìnglìbiǎo shàng zhùmíng 。
Doctor: And that was indeed the case, but during the operation we just carried out, there was an unfortunate and rare allergic drug reaction, which caused organ failure. There was no references to any drug allergy made by you or on the patient's chart before we went ahead with the operation.
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这个节目本身也有问题，靠曝光别人的不幸和隐私来博得收视率。
zhè gè jiémù běnshēn yě yǒu wèntí ，kào bàoguāng biérén de bùxìng hé yǐnsī lái bódé shōushì lǜ 。
This program itself also has issues, relying on exposing the misfortunes and personal secrets of others in order to gain ratings.
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不怕！我是记者啊，我一定要揭开真相，为在矿难中不幸遇难的人说话！
bù pà ！wǒ shì jìzhě a ，wǒ yīdìng yào jiēkāi zhēnxiàng ，wèi zài kuàngnàn zhōng bùxìng yùnàn de rén shuōhuà ！
No! I'm a journalist. I definitely want uncover the truth and tell it for the unfortunate victims in this mining accident.
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啊？真是不幸啊。
ǎ ？zhēn shì bùxìng a 。
Ah? That's really unfortunate.
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中川，冷静点！他们起码还活着，这已经是不幸中的万幸了！
Zhōngchuān ，lěngjìng diǎn ！tāmen qǐmǎ hái huó zhe ，zhè yǐjīng shì bùxìng zhōng de wànxìng le ！
Calm down, Zhong Chuan. At least they're still alive. That's already a great thing, when nothing else is going well.
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