Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Fortunate, lucky: Having good fortune or a favorable destiny. This describes a person who is believed to be inherently blessed with good luck or a favorable life path, often by fate or destiny.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Anh ấy thật là tốt số. (He is truly fortunate.)
  • Cô ấy lấy được chồng tử tế, đúng là tốt số. (She married a kind husband; she is indeed lucky.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in the context of life outcomes, such as marriage, career, or health, implying these positive results are partly due to predestined good luck.
  • Sinh ra trong gia đình giàu có, nó đã tốt số từ nhỏ. (Born into a wealthy family, he has been fortunate since childhood.)

Variants and Related Words

• Số tốt (n): Good fortune, a lucky lot in life.
  • Cô ấy có số tốt. (She has good fortune.)
• May mắn (adj): Lucky, fortunate. (A more general and commonly used synonym.)
• Phúc phận (n): Blessed lot, good destiny.

Synonyms

• Fortunate: Favored by or involving good luck.
• Lucky: Having, bringing, or resulting from good luck.
• Blessed: Endowed with divine favor and protection.

Related Idioms

• Số đỏ: Literally "red number/lot," meaning a streak of good luck.
  • Dạo này anh ta đang số đỏ. (He's been on a lucky streak lately.)
• Hưởng số: To enjoy one's predestined good fortune.
  • Cụ bà hưởng số, con cháu đều thành đạt. (The old lady enjoys her good fortune; all her children are successful.)

adj

1. fortunate, lucky