Expressing "thanks to" with "duokui"

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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。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!

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Dictionaries

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