Complex Sentence PatternsHSK 4

Expressing good luck with 还好

还好 introduces a lucky or fortunate event. It is typically paired with 不然 to state what bad outcome was avoided. Make sure the clause after 不然 often uses 就 or 肯定 to emphasize the contrast.

구조

还好 + [Lucky Incident] ，不然 + [Bad Outcome]

예문

还好我们打车来的，不然就迟到了。
Hái hǎo wǒ men dǎ chē lái de, bù rán jiù chí dào 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。
Hái hǎo wǒ mā méi kàn dào, bù rán tā kěn dìng yào shēng qì.
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。
Hái hǎo yǒu nǐ zài, bù rán wǒ zhēn bù zhī dào zěn me bàn.
Fortunately you're here. Otherwise I really wouldn't have known what to do.
还好带伞了，不然肯定淋湿了。
Hái hǎo dài sǎn le, bù rán kěn dìng lín shī le.
It's a good thing I brought the umbrella. Otherwise, I would have definitely gotten soaked.
还好你提醒我了，不然我肯定忘了。
Hái hǎo nǐ tí xǐng wǒ le, bù rán wǒ kěn dìng wàng le.
It's a good thing you reminded me. Otherwise, I would have definitely forgotten.