侥幸 meaning in English

jiǎoxìng

luckily; by a fluke

Traditional 僥倖16 strokes

Meaning of 侥幸

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

jiǎoxìng
  1. luckily
  2. by a fluke

侥幸 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

好hǎo险xiǎn啊a,还hái好hǎo侥jiǎo幸xìng逃táo过guò一yī劫jié。
That was so dangerous! Fortunately, I narrowly escaped a disaster.
你nǐ侥jiǎo幸xìng了le。
You got off easy.

Stroke order for each character

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侥 jiǎo · to be lucky · 8 strokes

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幸 xìng · favor · 8 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 侥幸.

幸福xìngfúhappiness; happy
幸运xìngyùnfortunate; lucky; good fortune; luck
不幸bùxìngmisfortune; adversity
荣幸róngxìnghonored (to have the privilege of ...)
幸好xìnghǎofortunately
幸存xìngcúnto survive (a disaster)
庆幸qìngxìngto rejoice; to be glad
有幸yǒuxìngfortunately
幸亏xìngkuīfortunately; luckily
幸免xìngmiǎnto avoid (an unpleasant fate)
幸会xìnghuìnice to meet you
幸存者xìngcúnzhěsurvivor

Questions about 侥幸

What does 侥幸 mean?

侥幸 (jiǎoxìng) means "luckily; by a fluke".

How do you write 侥幸?

侥幸 is made of 2 characters: 侥 (8 strokes), 幸 (8 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.

How is 侥幸 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 侥幸 is written 僥倖.