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有幸 (yǒu xìng) — fortunate, lucky (to have the opportunity to do something)

Definition

有幸 (yǒu xìng) is a formal, often set-phrase opener meaning 'fortunate to (do/have)', almost always followed by a verb like 参加 or 得到. It pairs with 荣幸 to express a polite, humbled tone, while 幸运 is the plain neutral 'lucky'.

adjective
fortunatelucky (to have the opportunity to do something)

Examples

  • 有幸。
    Wǒ yǒu xìng cān jiā le zhè cì guó jì huì yì.
    I was fortunate to attend this international conference.
  • 有幸，。
    yǒu xìng Dé dào nín de zhǐ dǎo, wǒ jìn bù le hěn duō.
    I was lucky to receive your guidance and have improved a lot.
  • 有幸。
    Tā yǒu xìng bèi xuǎn wéi dài biǎo tuán chéng yuán.
    He was fortunate to be selected as a member of the delegation.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

有yǒuhave
幸xìnggood fortune

有 means to have and 幸 is good fortune, so someone is fortunate or lucky.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
肉肉ròumeat
Sound part声符shēngfú
又
又yòu有yǒu
Same sound today

The form 有 combines 又, used for its sound, with a shape from 肉, 'meat'; the hand-holding-meat story is a folk explanation, not shown in the oldest shape.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 幸 →
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