财运 (cái yùn) — financial luck, fortune in making money

Definition

A compound meaning 'fortune in money-making' — the luck or fate behind how much wealth a person or business attracts. 运 here is the broader 'fate/fortune' (as in 命运, 运气), not luck in the casual sense.

noun

financial luckfortune in making money

Examples

财运，。
Tā jīn nián cái yùn hěn hǎo, tóu zī zhuàn le bù shǎo qián.
His financial luck has been great this year; he made a lot of money from investments.
，财运。
Bié dān xīn, cái yùn bù hǎo zhǐ shì yì shí de.
Don't worry; bad financial luck is only temporary.
财运，。
Hěn duō rén qù miào lǐ bài cái yùn, xī wàng shēng yì xīng lóng.
Many people go to the temple to pray for financial luck, hoping their business will thrive.

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