Hanzi
Traditional
運
Simplified
运

to move/to transport/to use/to apply/fortune/luck/fate

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 2

Pinyin

yùn, yǔn

Bopomofo

ㄩㄣˋ, ㄩㄣˇ

Jyutping

wan6

Example sentences

命運 / 命运 mìngyùn
每個人都應該掌握自己的命運。
每个人都应该掌握自己的命运。

Everyone should strive to take control of their own destiny.

教育 jiàoyù
教育是改變命運的關鍵。
教育是改变命运的关键。

Education is the key to changing destiny.

好運 / 好运 hǎoyùn
祝你面試好運。
祝你面试好运。

Good luck with your interview.

厄運 / 厄运 èyùn
他終於擺脫了厄運。
他终于摆脱了厄运。

He finally escaped his bad luck.

奧運 / 奥运 àoyùn
他夢想著參加奧運。
他梦想著参加奥运。

He dreams of participating in the Olympics.

傳遞 / 传递 chuándì
奧運聖火在各個城市之間傳遞。
奥运圣火在各个城市之间传递。

The Olympic torch is passed between various cities.

奧運會 / 奥运会 àoyùnhuì
許多運動員夢想參加奧運會。
许多运动员梦想参加奥运会。

Many athletes dream of participating in the Olympic Games.

選手 / 选手 xuǎnshǒu
他是這次奧運會的射擊選手。
他是这次奥运会的射击选手。

He is a shooting athlete in this Olympic Games.

客運 / 客运 kèyùn
他每天搭乘客運去上班。
他每天搭乘客运去上班。

He takes the passenger bus to work every day.

Example Vocabulary

命運

ming4'yun4

fate; destiny; lot

大運

da4'yun4

好運

hao3'yun4

good luck; fortune

倖運

春運

chun1'yun4

厄運

e4'yun4

misfortune; bad luck

奧運

ao4'yun4

Olympics

奧運會

ao4'yun4'hui4

Olympic Games

客運

ke4'yun4

passenger transport; passenger service; passenger bus

倖運兒

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