B2 · Grammar reference · ASG44TBS
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. 了 is often placed after it as it's about something that has been completed.
- Keywords
- 多亏 · 幸好 · 幸亏 · 才 · 不然
- Used for
- Expressing attitude
- Classification
- Sentence Patterns
Examples (10)
我能这么快做完，多亏了你帮我。
我没迟到，多亏了你开车送我。
我的病很快好了，多亏了妈妈仔细照顾我。
项目可以顺利进行，多亏了你。谢谢你。
多亏了你开车送我，我才没迟到。
多亏你的伞，我才没淋湿。
多亏你帮我，我才能这么快做完。
这件事情多亏了你的提醒，不然我肯定忘了。
多亏你送她去医院，不然情况会很严重。
多亏了你的建议，不然我真不知道怎么办。
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Summary, structure, classification, and adapted sentence examples draw from the AllSet Learning Chinese Grammar Wiki under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0; changes were made. This noncommercial reference is based on an October 2023 snapshot.
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