时运

時運
shíyùn
noun #27,243

Meanings

  1. 1 fate
  2. 2 fortune
  3. 3 luck
  4. 4 circumstances (of the time)

Examples

Tā shíyùn bùjì, shénme shì dōu bù shùnlì.
His luck is bad; nothing goes smoothly for him.
Shíyùn hēng tōng de shíhòu, yào jū'ānsīwēi.
When fortune is with you, prepare for hard times.

Tips

usage
时运 is literary and refers to the fortune granted by one's circumstances and era. Common compounds: 时运不济 (bad luck) and 时运 (great fortune). It implies that luck is partly determined by the times you live in, not just personal fate.
memory
(shí) = time/era and (yùn) = fate/fortune. Together: the fortune of one's era — the luck that comes from living in the right (or wrong) time.

Stroke Order

shí
yùn