Usage note
奇迹指非常美好、让人惊讶的事情，通常很少发生。
Qí jì zhǐ fēicháng měihǎo, ràng rén jīngyà de shìqíng, tōngcháng hěn shǎo fāshēng.
A miracle refers to a very wonderful and surprising thing that rarely happens.
Context note
种子发芽、小动物出生都可以说是小小的奇迹。
Zhǒngzi fāyá, xiǎo dòngwù chūshēng dōu kěyǐ shuō shì xiǎo xiǎo de qí jì.
A seed sprouting or a baby animal being born can be called a small miracle.
5 examples
春天来了，花儿开放是个奇迹。
chūn tiān lái le， huā ér kāi fàng shì gè qí jì。
Spring comes, flowers blooming is a miracle.
小种子长成大树是奇迹。
xiǎo zhǒng zi cháng chéng dà shù shì qí jì。
A small seed growing into a big tree is a miracle.
彩虹出现在天空，真像奇迹。
cǎi hóng chū xiàn zài tiān kōng， zhēn xiàng qí jì。
A rainbow appears in the sky, it's really like a miracle.
蝴蝶从毛毛虫变来，是奇迹。
hú dié cóng máo máo chóng biàn lái， shì qí jì。
A butterfly changing from a caterpillar is a miracle.
每天能见到家人，就是奇迹。
měi tiān néng jiàn dào jiā rén， jiù shì qí jì。
Being able to see family every day is a miracle.
5 mini stories
小兔发现一朵花在雪中开放。这真是奇迹。
xiǎo tù fā xiàn yì duǒ huā zài xuě zhōng kāi fàng。 zhè zhēn shì qí jì。
The little rabbit finds a flower blooming in the snow. This is truly a miracle.
小鸟从蛋里孵出来。妈妈说是奇迹。
xiǎo niǎo cóng dàn lǐ fū chū lái。 mā ma shuō shì qí jì。
The baby bird hatches from the egg. Mom says it's a miracle.
小明的画得了奖。他觉得是奇迹。
xiǎo míng de huà dé le jiǎng。 tā jué de shì qí jì。
Xiao Ming's painting wins an award. He thinks it's a miracle.
雨后出现双彩虹。大家都说这是奇迹。
yǔ hòu chū xiàn shuāng cǎi hóng。 dà jiā dōu shuō zhè shì qí jì。
A double rainbow appears after the rain. Everyone says this is a miracle.
小丽找到丢失的玩具。她开心地说奇迹发生了。
xiǎo lì zhǎo dào diū shī de wán jù。 tā kāi xīn dì shuō qí jì fā shēng le。
Xiao Li finds the lost toy. She happily says a miracle happened.
Mini dialogue
好消息
A
他康复了，真是个奇迹！
Tā kāngfù le, zhēn shì ge qíjì!
He recovered, it's really a miracle!
B
太好了，我们都为他高兴。
Tài hǎo le, wǒmen dōu wèi tā gāoxìng.
Great, we are all happy for him.
自然奇观
A
彩虹是自然的奇迹。
Cǎihóng shì zìrán de qíjì.
A rainbow is a wonder of nature.
B
是的，它非常美丽。
Shì de, tā fēicháng měilì.
Yes, it is very beautiful.
Related words and contrasts
similar
神奇
shén qí
magical; miraculous
神奇 describes something amazing and seemingly magical, while 奇迹 is a miraculous event.
opposite
普通
pǔ tōng
ordinary
奇迹 is something extraordinary, the opposite of 普通 (ordinary).