吉

jí · ji/Jí · ji

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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jí 吉

  1. lucky
  2. giga- (meaning billion or 10^9)

Jí 吉

  1. surname Ji
  2. abbr. for Jilin 吉林省 (Jílín Shěng)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

在(zài)中(zhōng)国(guó)文(wén)化(huà)中(zhōng),红(hóng)色(sè)代(dài)表(biǎo)吉(jí)祥(xiáng)。

In Chinese culture, red represents good luck.

02

这(zhè)个(ge)数(shù)字(zì)被(bèi)认(rèn)为(wéi)是(shì)不(bù)吉(jí)利(lì)的(de)。

This number is considered unlucky.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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