Expressing "thanks to" with "duokui"
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“多亏” can be translated as "thanks to" and is used to express that due to somebody's help a negative result that has been averted. It is similar to 幸亏 but emphasises a feeling of thanks towards a person. Often 了 is placed after it.
经常表示因为某人的帮助而使得一件事情避免了向坏的方面发展。和“幸亏”的意思接近，但是相比之下，更强调对某人的一种感激而不是fortunately. 后面经常用“了”。
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多亏（了）+ occasional reasons
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- 我 觉得 多亏了 这 个 小 孩子。
- 这 件 事 多亏了 你，谢谢！
- 多亏 你 的 照顾，我 的 小 狗 才 会 好 起来。
- 多亏了 你！
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- 现代汉语词典（第5版） (pp. 350) →buy
