Expressing "thanks to" with "duokui"

“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。Nǐ méi chídào duō kuī le tā de jū.Thanks to her car, you were not late to get there.
• 这件事情 多亏了 你的提醒！Zhè jiàn shìqing duō kuī le nǐ de tíxǐng!Thank you for your warning about this matter!
• 多亏 邻居 的 照顾，我 的 小 狗 才 会 好 起来。Duō kuī línjū de zhàogù, wǒ de xiǎo gǒu cái huì hǎo qǐlái.Thanks to your care, my little dog will get better.
• 多亏了 他 借给我的 这些钱！Duō kuī le tā jiè gěi wǒ de zhè xiē qián!Thanks to the money he lent to me!

See also

• Expressing good luck

Sources and further reading

Dictionaries

• 现代汉语词典（第5版） (pp. 350) →buy

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