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| − | * 你没迟到 <em>多亏了</em> 她的车。<span class="trans">.Thanks to her car，you were not late to get there.</span> | + | * 你没迟到 <em>多亏了</em> 她的车。<span class="pinyin">Nǐ méi chídào <em>duō kuī le</em> tā de jū.</span><span class="trans">.Thanks to her car，you were not late to get there.</span> |
| − | * 这件事情 <em>多亏了</em> 你的提醒！<span class="trans">Thanks to your warning about this matter!</span> | + | * 这件事情 <em>多亏了</em> 你的提醒！<span class="pinyin">Zhè jiàn shìqíng <em>duō kuī le</em> nǐ de tíxǐng!</span><span class="trans">Thanks to your warning about this matter!</span> |
| − | * <em>多亏</em> 邻居 的 照顾，我 的 小 狗 才 会 好 起来。<span class="trans">Thanks to your care, my little dog will get better.</span> | + | * <em>多亏</em> 邻居 的 照顾，我 的 小 狗 才 会 好 起来。<span class="pinyin"><em>Duō kuī</em> línjū de zhàogù, wǒ de xiǎo gǒu cái huì hǎo qǐlái.</span><span class="trans">Thanks to your care, my little dog will get better.</span> |
| − | * <em>多亏了</em> 他 借给我的 这些钱！<span class="trans">Thanks to the money he borrowed to me!</span> | + | * <em>多亏了</em> 他 借给我的 这些钱！<span class="pinyin"><em>Duō kuī le</em> tā jiè gěi wǒ de zhè xiē qián!</span><span class="trans">Thanks to the money he borrowed to me!</span> |
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“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!
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Sources and further reading
Books
Dictionaries
- 现代汉语词典（第5版） (pp. 350) →buy
