不幸

búxìng

adjective/adverb/noun HSK 5 #1,299

Meanings

HSK 4

不幸的是，他没有通过考试。

Búxìng de shì, tā méiyǒu tōngguò kǎoshì.

Unfortunately, he didn't pass the exam.

HSK 4

这是一个不幸的消息。

Zhè shì yígè búxìng de xiāoxi.

This is unfortunate news.

HSK 6

她遭遇了不幸。

Tā zāoyù le búxìng.

She suffered a misfortune.

usage

不幸的是 means "unfortunately" and is used at the beginning of a sentence, similar to English.

grammar

不幸 can be a noun (遭遇不幸, suffer misfortune), adjective (不幸的事, unfortunate event), or adverb (不幸去世, sadly passed away).

不 bù

幸 xìng