幸运

fortunate in Mandarin

The mandarin vocabulary 幸运 can also mean lucky, fortune, and luck

You can remember the meaning of 幸运 with this easy mnemonic:

We were very lucky (幸) when someone offered to help move (运) our car when it broke down. It was a fortunate event in a rather unfortunate day.

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The reading of 幸运 is xìng yùn.

You can remember how to say 幸运 with this useful mnemonic:

I think (xìng) I would rather ride a unicycle (yùn) from now on. My car breaks down way too often!

Using mnemonics to remember the reading of Chinese vocabulary like has a huge impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.

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