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幸亏 or 幸好 mean "fortunately" or "luckily". They can be used to express that because something has happened by chance, that has enabled you to avoid some difficulty. It is often used together with 不然.
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幸亏 or 幸好 mean "fortunately" or "luckily". They can be used to express that something has happened by chance, and has thereby enabled you to avoid some difficulty. It is often used together with 不然.
  
 
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== Structure with 幸亏==

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幸亏 or 幸好 mean "fortunately" or "luckily". They can be used to express that something has happened by chance, and has thereby enabled you to avoid some difficulty. It is often used together with 不然.

Structure with 幸亏

幸亏/幸好 + [accidental reasons]

Examples

  • 幸亏 我们 走 得 早。
  • 幸亏 你 在,不然 我 不 知道 该 找 谁。
  • 幸好 今天 带 伞 了,不然 要 淋湿 了。

Structure with 还好

还好 + [accidental reasons]

“还好” can also mean “fortunately”, but is more colloquial than 幸好, 幸亏 or 多亏.

Examples

  • 还好 我 没 听 他的,不然 我 就 倒霉 了。
  • 还好 我 保存 了,不然 文件 都 丢 了。

See also

Sources and further reading

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