Chinese

xìnghǎo
Meaning: fortunately; luckily
Part of Speech: Adverb

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Example sentences

幸好我帶了傘,否則就淋溼了。
幸好我带了伞,否则就淋湿了。
Fortunately I brought an umbrella, otherwise I would have gotten wet.
幸好你及時趕到了。
Fortunately you arrived just in time.
幸好警察及時阻止了這場衝突。
Fortunately, the police stopped the conflict in time.
在我最困難的時候,幸好有貴人相助,才渡過了難關。
In my most difficult time, fortunately there was a benefactor to help, so I got through the crisis.
那艘船在暴風雨中遇險,幸好救援人員及時趕到。
That ship encountered danger in the storm; luckily the rescuers arrived in time.

Usage Notes

Used to express relief that a negative outcome was avoided.

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