运气

• 拼音: yùn qi
• 汉字拆解: 运 = 辶 (walk) + 云 (cloud), fate or destiny in motion; 气 = vapour/breath, vital energy or spirit

含义

Luck; fortune. The force of chance that brings good or bad outcomes, independent of effort or skill.

A widely used everyday concept. 好运气 means good luck, 坏运气 or 倒霉 means bad luck. 靠运气 means to rely on luck. The phrase 运气好 is used to comment on fortunate outcomes. In Chinese philosophy, fortune is also associated with 福 (blessing) and 命 (fate).

例句

1. 他这次考试通过了，一半靠实力，一半靠运气，确实有些幸运。
2. 你今天运气真好，刚找到停车位就下起雨来，没淋到。
3. 做生意不能只靠运气，扎实的准备和努力才是成功的根本。

用法指南

语境: everyday, colloquial

语气: casual

正确说法

• 今天真是运气好，捡到了一百块钱！(What good luck today — I found a hundred yuan!)
• 别只靠运气，多下功夫才是正道。(Don't just rely on luck — putting in more effort is the right approach.)

错误说法

• 将'运气'用于描述通过努力取得的成就 (Don't attribute effort-based achievements to 运气 — it implies chance rather than skill; say 靠实力 or 凭努力 when the result comes from hard work)

起源与历史

A compound of 运 (fate/fortune; 辶 movement + 云 cloud, conveying the idea of something carried along by forces) and 气 (spirit/energy). Together they suggest the energy or force that carries fortune along.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal