feel fortunate; be relieved
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to feel fortunate; to be glad that something unexpectedly turned out well
Typically used when a negative outcome was possible but avoided, or when a good result was unexpected. Often used with reflexive 自己.
Tā他
àn暗
zì自
qìng庆
xìng幸
zì自
jǐ己
méi没
yǒu有
cuò错
guò过
nà那
cì次
jī机
huì会
。
He secretly felt fortunate that he hadn't missed that opportunity.
Wǒ我
men们
dōu都
qìng庆
xìng幸
bào暴
fēng风
yǔ雨
méi没
yǒu有
zào造
chéng成
rén人
yuán员
shāng伤
wáng亡
。
We all felt relieved that the storm had not caused any casualties.
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Zhí值
de得
qìng庆
xìng幸
de的
shì是
，
huǒ火
zāi灾
fā发
shēng生
shí时
méi没
yǒu有
rén人
zài在
jiā家
。
Fortunately, no one was home when the fire broke out.