大幸 (dà xìng) — great good fortune

Definition

Literary/elevated way to say 'great fortune' — used in writing or to comment on a fortunate outcome. Stronger and more formal than everyday 幸运.

adverb
great good fortune

Examples

  • ，大幸。
    Táo guò zhè chǎng zāi nàn, zhēn shì dà xìng.
    Escaping this disaster is truly a great good fortune.
  • ，大幸。
    Zhè cì shì gù zhōng wú rén shòu shāng, shí shǔ dà xìng.
    No one was injured in this accident; it is truly a great fortune.
  • ，大幸。
    Néng zhǎo dào shī sàn duō nián de qīn rén, shì yì shēng zhōng de dà xìng.
    Being able to find a relative lost for many years is a great fortune in one's life.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

大dàgreat
幸xìngfortune

The sense of 大, 'great', strengthens 幸, 'fortune', giving 'great good fortune'.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The form 大 is a picture of a person standing and facing forward, not of someone stretching their arms.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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