HSK · Level 10
135 words
Chinese word
幸好
Pronunciation
Pinyinxìng hǎo
Meaning
- adverbluckily
Example
幸好他没迟到。xìng hǎo tā méi chí dào
Luckily, he wasn't late.
More examples
幸好天气没下雨，我们照常出发。xìng hǎo tiān qì méi xià yǔ wǒ men zhào cháng chū fā
Luckily, it didn't rain, so we set off as usual.
Core concept
A situation is rescued from a bad result by good fortune.
Common phrases
幸好还有时间xìng hǎo hái yǒu shí jiān
luckily there is still time
幸好赶上了xìng hǎo gǎn shàng le
Luckily we made it in time
Similar words
幸亏xìng kuī: A fortunate circumstance prevents trouble or loss from occurring.
多亏duō kuī: A person's help or a favorable condition makes it possible to get through a difficulty.
Definition in Chinese
用来表示由于幸运而出现令人满意的结果的副词，常用于描述避免了不良后果的情形。yòng lái biǎo shì yóu yú xìng yùn ér chū xiàn lìng rén mǎn yì de jié guǒ de fù cí cháng yòng yú miáo shù bì miǎn le bù liáng hòu guǒ de qíng xíng
Word origin
幸 (xìng, "good fortune") + 好 (hǎo, "good") presents a situation as turning out well because fortune helped.
Usage tips
- In spoken Chinese, this adverb often frames the next clause as the reason a worrying situation ends well.
Other meanings
- thank goodnessadverb
Opposites
- 遗憾地yí hàn dìregrettablyadverb
- 不幸地bú xìng dìunfortunatelyadverb