Difference between revisions of "Expressing "thanks to" with "duokui""

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Level

B2 / HSK5
Level

B2
Level

HSK5
Similar to
- Expressing good luck with "haihao" (B1)
Similar to
- Expressing good luck with "haihao" (HSK0)
Used for

Expressing attitude
Keywords

才, 不然, 多亏, 幸好, 幸亏

“多亏” (duōkuī) can be translated as "thanks to" and is used to express that, due to somebody's help, a negative result has been averted. It is similar to 幸亏 but emphasizes a feeling of gratitude towards a specific person for the outcome, rather than attributing it purely to fortune. Often 了 is placed after it.

Structure

多亏（了）+ [source of help]

Examples

你没迟到 多亏了 她的车。.Thanks to her car，you were not late to get there.
这件事情 多亏了 你的提醒！Thanks to your warning about this matter!
多亏邻居的照顾，我的小狗才会好起来。Thanks to your care, my little dog will get better.
多亏了 他借给我的这些钱！Thanks to the money he borrowed to me!

Sources and further reading

Books

Dictionaries

现代汉语词典（第5版） (pp. 350) →buy

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