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时运亨通

shí yùn hēng tōngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
our luck is in, everything is going smoothly (idiom)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-3a11c5d847a7658f. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

時運亨通 时运亨通 [shi2 yun4 heng1 tong1] /our luck is in, everything is going smoothly (idiom)/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 時運亨通

  • 时
    shí

    (bound form) time / hour / period / season / (after a numeral) o'clock / hour(s) / (after a verb phrase or clause) when / while

    Shí

    surname Shi

  • 运
    yùn

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

  • 亨
    hēng

    prosperous / henry (unit of inductance)

  • 通
    tōng

    to go through / to know well / (suffix) expert / to connect / to communicate / open / to clear / classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc

    tòng

    classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc)

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.