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Q: "Luck" versus "Good Fortune" in Chinese culture?

I've tried to explain the concept of "luck" to a Chinese friend the other day and she didn't really agree/get it. She instead started telling me about "good fortune". Are these the same term here, or different? Do Chinese believe in luck or not?

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flip the question.

 

If you win the lottery you are lucky. However, people might think that you have good fortune because you have done something. E.g. red is a positive color, carrying something red will bring you good fortune. 

The way I understand the difference is that luck as know from the west does not exist, in Chinese culture, actions by you and people around you form your fortune. 

 

If you get a cold, you might get asked "how did you get that", your answer would be "I guess I was unlucky to get sneezed on by someone" In my book bad luck, in the Chinese book you did wrong !

As everything happens for a reason, luck cannot exist. 

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