不幸

bùxìng

adjective/adverb/noun HSK 5 #1,299

Meanings

Bù xìng de shì, tā méiyǒu tōngguò kǎoshì.

Unfortunately, he didn't pass the exam.

Tā zāoyù le bù xìng.

She suffered a misfortune.

Zhè shì yī gè bù xìng de xiāoxi.

This is unfortunate news.

usage

不幸的是 (bù xìng de shì) 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