多亏
duō kuī
Pinyin

Definition

多亏
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duō kuī
  1. thanks to
  2. luckily

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

多
duō
  1. 1 many
  2. 2 much
  3. 3 often
  4. 4 a lot of
  5. 5 numerous
  6. 6 more
  7. 7 in excess
  8. 8 how (to what extent)
  9. 9 multi-
  10. 10 Taiwan pr. [duó] when it means "how"
多少
duō shǎo
  1. 1 number
  2. 2 amount
  3. 3 somewhat
二十多
èr shí duō
  1. 1 over 20
多久
duō jiǔ
  1. 1 how long?
多半
duō bàn
  1. 1 most
  2. 2 mostly
  3. 3 most likely
多多
duō duō
  1. 1 many
  2. 2 much
  3. 3 a lot
  4. 4 lots and lots
  5. 5 more
  6. 6 even more
多情
duō qíng
  1. 1 affectionate
  2. 2 passionate
  3. 3 emotional
  4. 4 sentimental
多数
duō shù
  1. 1 majority
  2. 2 most
多谢
duō xiè
  1. 1 many thanks
  2. 2 thanks a lot
多变
duō biàn
  1. 1 fickle
  2. 2 multi-variate (math.)
多云
duō yún
  1. 1 cloudy (meteorology)
多余
duō yú
  1. 1 superfluous
  2. 2 unnecessary
  3. 3 surplus
多么
duō me
  1. 1 how (wonderful etc)
  2. 2 what (a great idea etc)
  3. 3 however (difficult it may be etc)
  4. 4 (in interrogative sentences) how (much etc)
  5. 5 to what extent
大多
dà duō
  1. 1 for the most part
  2. 2 many
  3. 3 most
  4. 4 the greater part
  5. 5 mostly
大多数
dà duō shù
  1. 1 (great) majority
好多
hǎo duō
  1. 1 many
  2. 2 quite a lot
  3. 3 much better
差不多
chà bu duō
  1. 1 almost
  2. 2 nearly
  3. 3 more or less
  4. 4 about the same
  5. 5 good enough
  6. 6 not bad
众多
zhòng duō
  1. 1 numerous
维多利亚
Wéi duō lì yà
  1. 1 Victoria (name)
  2. 2 Victoria, capital of the Seychelles
许多
xǔ duō
  1. 1 many
  2. 2 a lot of
  3. 3 much

Idioms (20)

不遑多让
bù huáng duō ràng
  1. 1 lit. to have no time for civilities (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. not to be outdone
  3. 3 not to yield to one's opponents
人多势众
rén duō shì zhòng
  1. 1 many men, a great force (idiom); many hands provide great strength
  2. 2 There is safety in numbers.
以少胜多
yǐ shǎo shèng duō
  1. 1 using the few to defeat the many (idiom); to win from a position of weakness
僧多粥少
sēng duō zhōu shǎo
  1. 1 lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. not enough to go around
  3. 3 demand exceeds supply
凶多吉少
xiōng duō jí shǎo
  1. 1 everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom); inauspicious
  2. 2 everything points to disaster
博学多才
bó xué duō cái
  1. 1 erudite and multi-talented (idiom); versatile and able
博识多通
bó shí duō tōng
  1. 1 knowledgeable and perspicacious (idiom)
名目繁多
míng mù fán duō
  1. 1 names of many kinds (idiom); items of every description
命途多舛
mìng tú duō chuǎn
  1. 1 to meet with many difficulties in one's life (idiom)
多一事不如少一事
duō yī shì bù rú shǎo yī shì
  1. 1 it is better to avoid unnecessary trouble (idiom)
  2. 2 the less complications the better
多个朋友多条路
duō gè péng yǒu duō tiáo lù
  1. 1 the more friends you have, the more options you have in life (idiom)
多吃多占
duō chī duō zhàn
  1. 1 taking or eating more than one's due (idiom); greedy and selfish
多如牛毛
duō rú niú máo
  1. 1 as many as the hair of the ox (idiom)
  2. 2 great amount of
  3. 3 countless
多子多福
duō zǐ duō fú
  1. 1 the more sons, the more happiness (idiom)
多愁善感
duō chóu shàn gǎn
  1. 1 melancholy and moody (idiom); depressed personality
多愁多病
duō chóu duō bìng
  1. 1 much sorrows and illness (idiom); melancholy and weakly
多此一举
duō cǐ yī jǔ
  1. 1 to do more than is required (idiom); superfluous
  2. 2 gilding the lily
多行不义必自毙
duō xíng bù yì bì zì bì
  1. 1 persisting in evil brings about self-destruction (idiom)
多钱善贾
duō qián shàn gǔ
  1. 1 much capital, good business (idiom); fig. good trading conditions
多难兴邦
duō nàn xīng bāng
  1. 1 much hardships may awaken a nation (idiom); calamity that prompts renewal

Sample Sentences

哈哈，好，我也干！我们认识那么久都还没有机会好好喝一杯，说实在的，您过谦了。今天我们公司在业界能有如此成绩，还不是多亏您！
hāhā ，hǎo ，wǒ yě gān ！wǒmen rènshi nàme jiǔ dōu hái méiyǒu jīhuì hǎohāo hē yī bēi ，shuōshízàide ，nín guòqiān le 。jīntiān wǒmen gōngsī zài yè jiè néng yǒu rúcǐ chéngjì ，háibùshì duōkuī nín ！
Ha ha, OK. I'll drink mine in one too! We've known each other for so long but we still haven't had an opportunity to drink together. To tell the truth, you're being way too modest. It's really thanks to you that our company has been so successful in business!
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挺顺利的，他们叫我下礼拜再去跟单位主管面试，老实说，能这么顺利多亏了你。
tǐng shùnlì de ，tāmen jiào wǒ xià lǐbài zài qù gēn dānwèi zhǔguǎn miànshì ，lǎoshi shuō ，néng zhème shùnlì duōkuī le nǐ 。
It went quite well actually. They've asked me to go next week to interview with the department manager. To be honest, it's all because of you that it went so well.
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那不是挺好的嘛？上次征地补偿了二十多万，多亏那笔钱，我们才凑齐首付在上海买了房子。哎，这次征多少？补偿多少？
nà bùshì tǐng hǎo de ma ？shàngcì zhēngdì bǔcháng le èrshí duō wàn ，duōkuī nà bǐ qián ，wǒmen cái còuqí shǒufù zài Shànghǎi mǎi le fángzi 。āi ，zhècì zhēng duōshao ？bǔcháng duōshao ？
Isn't that a good thing? Last time we relocated, we were compensated more than 200,000 yuan. Thanks to that money, we were able to get together enough money to put the down payment on a house in Shanghai. How much land is being acquired? What's the compensation?
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今天真是多亏了你，要不是你拔刀相助，我都不敢站出来。
jīntiān zhēn shì duōkuī le nǐ ，yàobùshì nǐ bádāoxiāngzhù ，wǒ dōu bùgǎn zhànchūlai 。
Today is really all thanks to you. If you didn't get involved, I wouldn't have had the courage to stand up.
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多亏了你的帮忙。
duōkuī le nǐ de bāngmáng 。
Many thanks for your help.
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多亏了大家的支持，公司才能发展得这么好。
duōkuī le dàjiā de zhīchí ，gōngsī cáinéng fāzhǎn de zhème hǎo 。
Thanks to everyone's help, the company was able to develop so well.
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多亏了你的推荐信，我才能很快地找到新的工作。
duōkuī le nǐ de tuījiànxìn ，wǒ cái néng hěnkuài de zhǎodào xīn de gōngzuò 。
Thanks to your recommendation letter, I was able to quickly find a a new job.
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多亏你提醒我，要不然我肯定忘了今天是我女朋友的生日。
duōkuī nǐ tíxǐng wǒ ，yàoburán wǒ kěndìng wàng le jīntiān shì wǒ nǚpéngyou de shēngrì 。
Thank you for reminding me, otherwise I definitely would have forgotten today is my girlfriend's birthday.
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多亏你带了地图，我们才没有迷路。
duōkuī nǐ dài le dìtú ，wǒmen cái méiyǒu mílù 。
Thanks to you bringing a map, we didn't get lost.
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多亏有父母帮我照顾孩子，我才能好好工作。
duōkuī yǒu fùmǔ bāng wǒ zhàogu háizi ，wǒ cái néng hǎohāo gōngzuò 。
Fortunately I have parents to help me take care of my child, so I can focus on work.
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