侥幸

僥倖

jiǎoxìng

adverb #10,011

Meanings

HSK 4

不要抱有侥幸心理。

Bùyào bàoyǒu jiǎoxìng xīnlǐ.

Don't count on being lucky.

HSK 7-9

他侥幸逃过了一劫。

Tā jiǎoxìng táo guò le yī jié.

He luckily escaped the disaster.

HSK 7-9

这次考试我侥幸过关了。

Zhè cì kǎoshì wǒ jiǎoxìng guòguān le.

I passed the exam by a fluke this time.

usage

侥幸 implies the good outcome was undeserved or due to chance, not skill. The common phrase 侥幸心理 means 'wishful thinking' or 'trusting to luck.'

侥 jiǎo

幸 xìng