手气 (shǒu qì) — luck (in gambling, games, or competitive chance-based activities)

Definition

Examples

• 我今天手气不太好，打麻将输了很多。
  Wǒ jīn tiān shǒu qì bú tài hǎo, dǎ má jiàng shū le hěn duō.
  My luck today isn't very good — I lost a lot playing mahjong.
• 你手气真好，第一次买彩票就中奖了。
  Nǐ shǒu qì zhēn hǎo, dì yī cì mǎi cǎi piào jiù zhòng jiǎng le.
  Your luck is great — you won the lottery on your very first ticket.
• 别灰心，手气总是会变的。
  Bié huī xīn, shǒu qì zǒng shì huì biàn de.
  Don't lose heart; luck always changes.