fortunately; luckily
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadverb
fortunately; luckily
neutralUsed to introduce a mitigating or favorable circumstance, often in a tone of relief or consolation. It is similar to 'fortunately' or 'the good thing is...'. Typically appears at the beginning of a sentence or clause.
Hǎo好
zài在
lí离
zhè这
er儿
bù不
yuǎn远
，
wǒ我
men们
zǒu走
guò过
qù去
ba吧
。
Fortunately it's not far from here, let's walk.
Zuó昨
tiān天
shuāi摔
le了
yī一
jiāo跤
，
hǎo好
zài在
wǒ我
chuān穿
zhe着
hòu厚
kù裤
zi子
，
méi没
yǒu有
shòu受
shāng伤
。
I fell down yesterday, but luckily I was wearing thick pants and didn't get hurt.
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Fēi飞
jī机
wǎn晚
diǎn点
le了
，
hǎo好
zài在
wǒ我
dài带
le了
běn本
shū书
kě可
yǐ以
kàn看
。
The flight was delayed, but the good thing is I brought a book to read.
Zhè这
ge个
fáng房
jiān间
yǒu有
diǎn点
xiǎo小
，
hǎo好
zài在
zū租
jīn金
hěn很
pián便
yí宜
。
This room is a bit small, but luckily the rent is very cheap.