幸免 (xìng miǎn) — to narrowly escape (a disaster); to avoid (an unpleasant fate) by luck
Definition
幸免 (xìngmiǎn) means to narrowly escape a disaster by luck — emphasizes lucky survival, unlike 免 or 免除, which focus on averting or exempting without the luck angle. Often pairs with 于难 ('escape death').
verb
to narrowly escape (a disaster)to avoid (an unpleasant fate) by luck
Examples
- ，幸免。Tā chà yì diǎn zài huǒ zāi zhōng shòu shāng, dàn zuì hòu xìng miǎn yú nàn.He was almost injured in the fire but narrowly escaped disaster in the end.
- 幸免。Zhè cì dì zhèn ràng hěn duō rén wú fǎ xìng miǎn yú nàn.This earthquake made it impossible for many people to escape death.
- 幸免。Gōng sī xìng miǎn le pò chǎn de mìng yùn.The company avoided the fate of bankruptcy.
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