多亏 (多虧)
duō kuī
Pinyin

Definition

多亏 (多虧)
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duō kuī
  1. thanks to
  2. luckily

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

多
duō
  1. 1 many
  2. 2 much
  3. 3 often
  4. 4 a lot of
  5. 5 numerous
  6. 6 more
  7. 7 in excess
  8. 8 how (to what extent)
  9. 9 multi-
  10. 10 Taiwan pr. [duó] when it means "how"
多少
duō shǎo
  1. 1 number
  2. 2 amount
  3. 3 somewhat
二十多
èr shí duō
  1. 1 over 20
多久
duō jiǔ
  1. 1 how long?
多半
duō bàn
  1. 1 most
  2. 2 mostly
  3. 3 most likely

Idioms (20)

不遑多让
bù huáng duō ràng
  1. 1 lit. to have no time for civilities (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. not to be outdone
  3. 3 not to yield to one's opponents
人多势众
rén duō shì zhòng
  1. 1 many men, a great force (idiom); many hands provide great strength
  2. 2 There is safety in numbers.
以少胜多
yǐ shǎo shèng duō
  1. 1 using the few to defeat the many (idiom); to win from a position of weakness
僧多粥少
sēng duō zhōu shǎo
  1. 1 lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. not enough to go around
  3. 3 demand exceeds supply
凶多吉少
xiōng duō jí shǎo
  1. 1 everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom); inauspicious
  2. 2 everything points to disaster

Sample Sentences

哈哈，好，我也干！我们认识那么久都还没有机会好好喝一杯，说实在的，您过谦了。今天我们公司在业界能有如此成绩，还不是多亏您！
hāhā ，hǎo ，wǒ yě gān ！wǒmen rènshi nàme jiǔ dōu hái méiyǒu jīhuì hǎohāo hē yī bēi ，shuōshízàide ，nín guòqiān le 。jīntiān wǒmen gōngsī zài yè jiè néng yǒu rúcǐ chéngjì ，háibùshì duōkuī nín ！
Ha ha, OK. I'll drink mine in one too! We've known each other for so long but we still haven't had an opportunity to drink together. To tell the truth, you're being way too modest. It's really thanks to you that our company has been so successful in business!
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挺顺利的，他们叫我下礼拜再去跟单位主管面试，老实说，能这么顺利多亏了你。
tǐng shùnlì de ，tāmen jiào wǒ xià lǐbài zài qù gēn dānwèi zhǔguǎn miànshì ，lǎoshi shuō ，néng zhème shùnlì duōkuī le nǐ 。
It went quite well actually. They've asked me to go next week to interview with the department manager. To be honest, it's all because of you that it went so well.
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那不是挺好的嘛？上次征地补偿了二十多万，多亏那笔钱，我们才凑齐首付在上海买了房子。哎，这次征多少？补偿多少？
nà bùshì tǐng hǎo de ma ？shàngcì zhēngdì bǔcháng le èrshí duō wàn ，duōkuī nà bǐ qián ，wǒmen cái còuqí shǒufù zài Shànghǎi mǎi le fángzi 。āi ，zhècì zhēng duōshao ？bǔcháng duōshao ？
Isn't that a good thing? Last time we relocated, we were compensated more than 200,000 yuan. Thanks to that money, we were able to get together enough money to put the down payment on a house in Shanghai. How much land is being acquired? What's the compensation?
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今天真是多亏了你，要不是你拔刀相助，我都不敢站出来。
jīntiān zhēn shì duōkuī le nǐ ，yàobùshì nǐ bádāoxiāngzhù ，wǒ dōu bùgǎn zhànchūlai 。
Today is really all thanks to you. If you didn't get involved, I wouldn't have had the courage to stand up.
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多亏了你的帮忙。
duōkuī le nǐ de bāngmáng 。
Many thanks for your help.
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多亏了大家的支持，公司才能发展得这么好。
duōkuī le dàjiā de zhīchí ，gōngsī cáinéng fāzhǎn de zhème hǎo 。
Thanks to everyone's help, the company was able to develop so well.
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多亏了你的推荐信，我才能很快地找到新的工作。
duōkuī le nǐ de tuījiànxìn ，wǒ cái néng hěnkuài de zhǎodào xīn de gōngzuò 。
Thanks to your recommendation letter, I was able to quickly find a a new job.
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多亏你提醒我，要不然我肯定忘了今天是我女朋友的生日。
duōkuī nǐ tíxǐng wǒ ，yàoburán wǒ kěndìng wàng le jīntiān shì wǒ nǚpéngyou de shēngrì 。
Thank you for reminding me, otherwise I definitely would have forgotten today is my girlfriend's birthday.
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多亏你带了地图，我们才没有迷路。
duōkuī nǐ dài le dìtú ，wǒmen cái méiyǒu mílù 。
Thanks to you bringing a map, we didn't get lost.
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多亏有父母帮我照顾孩子，我才能好好工作。
duōkuī yǒu fùmǔ bāng wǒ zhàogu háizi ，wǒ cái néng hǎohāo gōngzuò 。
Fortunately I have parents to help me take care of my child, so I can focus on work.
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