幸亏 (xìng kuī) — fortunately, luckily (pointing to a circumstance that averted a bad result)
Definition
幸亏 (xìngkuī) means 'fortunately / luckily,' pointing to a circumstance that narrowly avoided a bad result. Unlike 多亏, it does not thank a specific person; 好在 is a close synonym but slightly more colloquial.
adverb
fortunatelyluckily (pointing to a circumstance that averted a bad result)
Examples
- 幸亏，。xìng kuī Nǐ lái le, bù rán wǒ zhēn bù zhī dào zěn me bàn.Fortunately you came; otherwise I really wouldn't have known what to do.
- 幸亏，。xìng kuī Tā dài le dì tú, fǒu zé wǒ men kěn dìng mí lù.Luckily he brought a map; otherwise we would definitely have gotten lost.
- 幸亏，。xìng kuī Wǒ duō mǎi le yì zhāng piào, cái néng hé nǐ yì qǐ kàn yǎn chū.Fortunately I bought an extra ticket, so I could go to the show with you.
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