Expressing good luck with "haihao"

还好 (háihǎo) mean "fortunately" or "luckily." It can be used to express that something has happened by chance and has thereby enabled you to avoid some difficulty or bad luck. It is often followed with 不然 (which precedes the bad thing that could have happened).

还好我们打车来的，不然就迟到了。 Háihǎo wǒmen dǎchē lái de, bùrán jiù chídào le. Luckily, we came by taxi. Otherwise we would have been late.
还好我妈没看到，不然她肯定要生气。 Háihǎo wǒ mā méi kàndào, bùrán tā kěndìng yào shēngqì. It's a good thing that my mother didn't see it. Otherwise she would definitely be mad.
还好有你在，不然我真不知道怎么办。 Háihǎo yǒu nǐ zài, bùrán wǒ zhēn bù zhīdào zěnme bàn. Fortunately you're here. Otherwise I really don't know what to do.
还好带伞了，不然肯定淋湿了。 Háihǎo dài sǎn le, bùrán kěndìng línshī le. It's a good thing I brought the umbrella. Otherwise, I would have definitely gotten soaked.
还好我们买了很多，不然肯定不够。 Háihǎo wǒmen mǎi le hěn duō, bùrán kěndìng bù gòu. Luckily, we bought a lot. Otherwise it wouldn't be enough.
还好我没听他的话，不然就输了。 Hái hǎo wǒ méi tīng tā de huà, bùrán jiù shū le. It's a good thing I didn't listen to him. Otherwise I would have lost the game.
还好我保存了，不然文件都丢了。 Háihǎo wǒ bǎocún le, bùrán wénjiàn dōu diū le. Luckily I saved it. Otherwise I would have lost all of the documents.
还好我没点那么多菜，不然都浪费了。 Háihǎo wǒ méi diǎn nàme duō cài, bùrán dōu làngfèi le. Luckily I didn't order that much food. Otherwise it would be all wasted.
还好老板不知道，不然你肯定被炒鱿鱼。 Háihǎo lǎobǎn bù zhīdào, bùrán nǐ kěndìng bèi chǎo yóuyú. Luckily the boss doesn't know about it. Otherwise you will definitely get fired.
还好你提醒我了，不然我肯定忘了。 Háihǎo nǐ tíxǐng wǒ le, bùrán wǒ kěndìng wàng le. Luckily, you reminded me. Otherwise I would have definitely forgotten.

Expressing good luck with "haihao"

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