Chinese grammar: Thanks to somebody with 多亏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

Examples

Zhè jiàn shì qínɡ duō kuī le nǐ de tí xǐnɡ!
这件事情 多亏了 你的提醒!
Thanks to your warning about this matter!

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