多亏

多虧

duōkuī

adverb HSK 7-9 #4,292

Meanings

1 thanks to
2 luckily
3 fortunately (because of)

Characters

to owe; thanks to

Examples

HSK 4

多亏你帮忙，我才按时完成了。

Duōkuī nǐ bāngmáng, wǒ cái ànshí wánchéng le.

Thanks to your help, I was able to finish on time.

HSK 7-9

多亏有导航，我们没有迷路。

Duōkuī yǒu dǎoháng, wǒmen méiyǒu mílù.

Luckily we had navigation, so we didn't get lost.

Tips

grammar

多亏 is often followed by a reason, and the result clause uses 才 (only then). Pattern: 多亏...才...

Stroke Order

多 duō

亏 kuī