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  <p><span style="color: rgb(139, 0, 0); font-family: NotoSansCJKsc; font-size: 22px;">幸亏</span> (<span class="pinyin">xìngkuī</span>), <span class="hanzi">幸好</span> (<span class="pinyin">xìnghǎo</span>), and <span class="hanzi">还好</span> (<span class="pinyin">háihǎo</span>) mean "<b>fortunately</b>" or "<b>luckily</b>." They 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 <a href="%E4%B8%8D%E7%84%B6" class="uri" title="wikilink">不然</a> (which precedes the bad thing that could have happened).</p>

  <h2 id="expressing-luck-with-幸亏-and-幸好">Expressing Luck with <span class="hanzist">幸亏</span> and <span class="hanzist">幸好</span></h2>

  <p>It's as simple is adding <span class="hanzi">幸亏</span> or <span class="hanzi">幸好</span> before the thing that makes you feel lucky.</p>

  <h2>Contents</h2>

  <ol>
    <li>Structure<br/></li>

    <li>Examples<br/></li>

    <li>See also<br/></li>

    <li>Sources and further reading<br/></li>

    <ol>
      <li>Books<br/></li>
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  <h3 id="structure">Structure</h3>

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      <span style="color: rgb(255, 127, 80); font-family: NotoSansCJKsc; font-size: 30px;">幸亏 / 幸好</span> + [Lucky Incident]（，+ <span class="hanzist">不然 ⋯⋯</span>)
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  <p>You can add in <span class="hanzi">不然</span> for an "<b>otherwise...</b> (this really bad thing would have happened)" explanation.</p>

  <h3 id="examples">Examples</h3>

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      <li><span class="hanzi">幸亏 我们 打 车 来 的 ，不然 就 迟到 了 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Xìngkuī wǒmen dǎchē lái de, bùrán jiù chídào le.</span><br/><span> Luckily, we came by taxi, otherwise we could have been late.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">幸好 我 妈 没 看到 ，不然 她 肯定 要 生气 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Xìnghǎo wǒ mā méi kàndào, bùrán tā kěndìng yào shēngqì.</span><br/><span> It's a good thing that my mother didn't see it, otherwise she would definitely be mad.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">幸亏 有 你 在 ，不然 我 不 知道 怎么办 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Xìngkuī nǐ zài, bùrán wǒ bù zhīdào zěnme bàn.</span><br/><span> Fortunately you're here, otherwise I don't know what to do.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">幸好 带 伞 了 ，不然 要 淋湿 了 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Xìnghǎo dài sǎn le,bùrán yào línshī le.</span><br/><span> It's a good thing I brought the umbrella. Otherwise, I would have gotten soaked.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">幸好 现在 问题 解决 了 ，不然 老板 肯定 要 炒 你 的 鱿鱼 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Xìnghǎo xiànzài wèntí jiějué le, bùrán lǎobǎn kěndìng yào chǎo nǐ de yóuyú.</span><br/><span> Luckily, the problem is solved now. Otherwise the boss is definitely going to fire you.</span></li>
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  <h2 id="expressing-luck-with-还好">Expressing Luck with <span class="hanzist">还好</span></h2>

  <p>“<span class="hanzi">还好</span>” can also mean “<b>fortunately</b>,” but is more colloquial than <span class="hanzi">幸好</span> or <span class="hanzi">幸亏</span>. And if you want to add in <span class="hanzi">不然</span> for an "<b>otherwise...</b> (this really bad thing would have happened)" explanation, use this structure:</p>

  <h3 id="structure-1">Structure</h3>

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    <div class="deux">
      <span style="color: rgb(255, 127, 80); font-family: NotoSansCJKsc; font-size: 30px;">还好</span> + [Lucky Incident]， <span style="color: rgb(255, 127, 80); font-family: NotoSansCJKsc; font-size: 30px;">不然……</span>
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  <h3 id="examples-1">Examples</h3>

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      <li><span class="hanzi">还好 我 没 听 他 的 话，不然 我 就 输 了。</span> <span class="pinyin">Hái hǎo wǒ méi tīng tā de huà,bùrán wǒ jiù shū le.</span><br/><span> It's a good thing I didn't listen to him, otherwise I would have lost the game.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">还好 我 保存 了，不然 文件 都 丢 了。</span> <span class="pinyin">Hái hǎo wǒ bǎocún le, bùrán wénjiàn dōu diū le.</span><br/><span> Luckily I saved it, otherwise I would have lost all of the documents.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">还好 我 买 得 少，不然 都 浪费 了。</span> <span class="pinyin">Hái hǎo mǎi de shǎo, bùrán dōu làngfèi le.</span><br/><span> Luckily I didn't buy a lot, otherwise it would be all wasted.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">还好 老板 不 知道，不然 你 肯定 被 炒 鱿鱼。</span> <span class="pinyin">Hái hǎo lǎobǎn bù zhīdào, bùrán nǐ kěndìng bèi chǎo yóuyú.</span><br/><span> Luckily the boss doesn't know about it, otherwise you will definitely get fired.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">还好 你 提醒 我，不然 我 肯定 忘 了。</span> <span class="pinyin">Hái hǎo nǐ tíxǐng wǒ, bùrán wǒ kěndìng wàng le.</span><br/><span> Luckily, you reminded me, otherwise I would have definitely forgotten.</span></li>
    </ul>
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  <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>

  <ul>
    <li><a href="&quot;Thanks_to&quot;_somebody_with_&quot;duokui&quot;" title="wikilink">"Thanks to" somebody with "duokui"</a></li>
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  <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2>

  <h3 id="books">Books</h3>

  <h3 id="dictionaries">Dictionaries</h3>

  <ul>
    <li><span class="hanzi">现代汉语词典（第5版）</span> (pp. 1527)</li>
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