Usage note
好运表示好的运气。
hǎo yùn biǎo shì hǎo de yùn qì。
好运 means good luck.
Context note
好运常用于祝福、考试和比赛。
hǎo yùn cháng yòng yú zhù fú 、 kǎo shì hé bǐ sài。
It is often used with wishes, exams, and competitions.
5 examples
祝你好运。
zhù nǐ hǎo yùn。
Good luck to you.
他今天好运。
tā jīn tiān hǎo yùn。
He has good luck today.
我们希望好运。
wǒ men xī wàng hǎo yùn。
We hope for good luck.
考试前，大家互相说好运。
kǎo shì qián， dà jiā hù xiāng shuō hǎo yùn。
Before the exam, everyone wished each other good luck.
好运会帮助他。
hǎo yùn huì bāng zhù tā。
Good luck will help him.
5 mini stories
比赛前，朋友们对他说好运。
bǐ sài qián， péng yǒu men duì tā shuō hǎo yùn。
Before the game, friends said good luck to him.
她觉得今天好运很好。
tā jué de jīn tiān hǎo yùn hěn hǎo。
She felt that today's good luck was great.
老师祝大家好运。
lǎo shī zhù dà jiā hǎo yùn。
The teacher wished everyone good luck.
好运不是每天都有，但努力很重要。
hǎo yùn bú shì měi tiān dōu yǒu， dàn nǔ lì hěn zhòng yào。
Good luck does not come every day, but effort is important.
拿到好消息后，他觉得自己真好运。
ná dào hǎo xiāo xī hòu， tā jué de zì jǐ zhēn hǎo yùn。
After receiving good news, he felt very lucky.
Mini dialogue
比赛好运
A
明天有足球比赛，我有点紧张。
Míngtiān yǒu zúqiú bǐsài, wǒ yǒudiǎn jǐnzhāng.
There's a football match tomorrow, I'm a bit nervous.
B
别紧张，祝你好运！
Bié jǐnzhāng, zhù nǐ hǎoyùn!
Don't be nervous, good luck!
找到好运
A
我今天捡到了一片四叶草。
Wǒ jīntiān jiǎn dàole yī piàn sìyècǎo.
I found a four-leaf clover today.
B
哇，那会带来好运的！
Wa, nà huì dàilái hǎoyùn de!
Wow, that will bring good luck!
Related words and contrasts
similar
幸运
xìng yùn
fortunate
好运 is good luck; 幸运 means fortunate. Both are positive.
opposite
倒霉
dǎo méi
unlucky
好运 is good luck; 倒霉 means bad luck.