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幸事 (xìng shì) — a blessing, a stroke of good luck, a fortunate occurrence

Definition

幸事 (xìng shì) means a fortunate event or blessing — something happy that happened to you. A formal, written-style word, often used to wrap up a story or express gratitude, more literary than everyday 好事.

noun
a blessinga stroke of good lucka fortunate occurrence

Examples

  • 。
    Néng yù dào nǐ zhēn shì wǒ de yí jiàn dà xìng shì.
    Meeting you is truly a great blessing for me.
  • ，。
    Tuì xiū hòu hái néng jiàn kāng shēng huó, shì tā wǎn nián de yí dà xìng shì.
    Being able to live healthily after retirement was a great blessing in his later years.
  • ，幸事。
    Zhè chǎng bǐ sài de shèng lì, duì quán duì lái shuō shì yí jiàn nán dé de xìng shì.
    The victory in this match was a rare blessing for the whole team.

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.

幸xìngfortunate
事shìmatter; event

幸 (fortunate) with 事 (matter) makes a fortunate event or blessing.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

In 事, 又 is a hand and 中 is a flagpole with a drum; holding a flag in hand depicts performing a job.

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