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不幸
Traditional Chinese
不幸
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
bù xìng
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
bat1 hang6
Short definition sad
Usage frequency Very common
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All available English definitions unfortunatelyCdict iconMDBG iconAdso icon / sadCdict iconMDBG icon / misfortuneCdict iconMDBG icon / adversityCdict iconMDBG icon/
Copyleft icon Adso icon Adso: unfortunately
Copyleft icon Cantofish icon Cantofish: samecdic
Copyleft icon MDBG icon MDBG: misfortune; adversity; unfortunate; sad; unfortunately; CL:個|个[ge4]
Copyleft icon LDC icon LDC: misfortune; adversity; unfortunate; sad; unfortunately; adverseness; haplessness; infelicity; slipup; wretchedness
Copyleft icon Cdict icon CDict: misfortune; adversity; unfortunate; sad; unfortunately'
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Sentence examples
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我们俩(wǒ men liǎ) we two
(dū) all
经历过(jīnglìguò) to have experienced
不幸(bù xìng) sad

Worse things have happened to both of us.

(hěn) quite
不幸(bù xìng) sad
没有人(méi yǒu rén) nobody
(zài) (located) at
身边(shēn biān) on hand

Unfortunately, there was no one around.

(hěn) quite
不幸(bù xìng) sad
我没(wǒméi)
来得及(láidejí) there's still time
(tīng) to sentence
他的( tā de)
演讲(yǎn jiǎng) to make a speech

Unfortunately I was not in time for his speech.

(zhēn) true
不幸(bù xìng) sad
(ā) Ah
(wǒ) I
买不起(mǎi bù qǐ) cannot afford
(wǒ) I
所有(suǒ yǒu) to own
现在(xiàn zài) modern
需要(xū yào) to want
的东西 。
Unfortunately, I can't afford to buy everything I need right now.

由于(yóu yú) since
诸多(zhū duō) a great many
不幸(bù xìng) sad
因素(yīn sù) factor
单亲家庭(dān qīn jiā tíng) single parent family
(zài) (located) at
增长(zēng zhǎng) increasing
(zhōngzhòng) among

Due to a number of unfortunate causes, one-parent families are on the increase.

不幸(bù xìng) sad
降临到
他的( tā de)
头上(tóu shàng) above

A misfortune befell him.

(tā) she
很有(hěn yǒu) to be really
(qián) money
(què) yet
(hěn) quite
不幸(bù xìng) sad

She is rich, but unfortunate.

汤姆(tāng mǔ) Tom (name)
(yòu) also
孤单(gū dān) lonely
(yòu) also
不幸(bù xìng) sad

Tom is lonely and unhappy.

幸福的( xìng fú de) blest
家庭(jiā tíng) family
都是(dōushì) all
相似的( xiāng shì de) semblable
不幸的( bù xìng de) unblest
家庭(jiā tíng) family
(què) yet
各有(gèyǒu) each to have
各的(gède)
不幸(bù xìng) sad

Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.

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