Chinese word

幸亏

Pronunciation

Pinyinxìng kuī

Meaning

  • adverbluckily

Example

幸亏我找到了钥匙。xìng kuī wǒ zhǎo dào le yào shi

Luckily, I found the key.

Illustration for 幸亏 (luckily)

More examples

幸亏他提醒了我。xìng kuī tā tí xǐng le wǒ

Luckily, he reminded me.

Core concept

A helpful person, thing, or chance keeps a bad situation from happening or makes its effect smaller.

Common phrases

  • 幸亏及时赶到xìng kuī jí shí gǎn dào

    luckily made it in time

  • 幸亏有你xìng kuī yǒu nǐ

    good thing you're here

  • 幸亏没有受伤xìng kuī méi yǒu shòu shāng

    luckily escaped injury

Similar words

幸好xìng hǎo: Luckily, circumstances work out well and produce a favorable result.
还好hái hǎo: Luckily, things are not as bad as they could have been, so there is relief.
幸运地xìng yùn dì: Fortunately, good luck brings about the wanted result.

Definition in Chinese

用于陈述因他人、物件或偶然情况使不利局面未发生或影响较小，表示庆幸、感叹，作副词用。yòng yú chén shù yīn tā rén wù jiàn huò ǒu rán qíng kuàng shǐ bú lì jú miàn wèi fā shēng huò yíng xiǎng jiào xiǎo biǎo shì qìng xìng gǎn tàn zuò fù cí yòng

Word origin

幸 (xìng, "fortunate") + 亏 (kuī, "loss") presents fortune as keeping a loss from becoming real, giving the word its sense of relief after danger is reduced or avoided.

Usage tips

  • A common sentence pattern places the helpful cause after 幸亏 (xìngkuī, "fortunately") and then states the outcome, which makes the source of the relief clear.

Other meanings

  • thanks toadverb

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