fortunately; luckily
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadverb
fortunately; luckily; by good fortune
Used to indicate that a positive outcome occurred by chance, often avoiding a negative consequence. Slightly more formal/literary than 幸亏 or 幸好.
Xìng幸
ér而
jí及
shí时
xiāo消
chú除
le了
yǐn隐
huàn患
，
fǒu否
zé则
hòu后
guǒ果
bù不
kān堪
shè设
xiǎng想
。
Fortunately, the hidden danger was eliminated in time; otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
Xìng幸
ér而
nǐ你
tí提
xǐng醒
le了
wǒ我
，
bù不
rán然
wǒ我
jiù就
wàng忘
le了
dài带
hù护
zhào照
。
Luckily you reminded me, or I would have forgotten to bring my passport.
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Yǔ雨
xià下
de得
hěn很
dà大
，
xìng幸
ér而
wǒ我
men们
dài带
le了
sǎn伞
。
It was raining heavily; fortunately, we had brought umbrellas.