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Expressing good luck with 还好 ("hai2hao3")

还好 háihǎo

Grammar
HSK 3

Structure

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

Translations

  • luckily
  • thanks to

Definition

还好表示‘幸运地’、‘幸好’，用于表达在不利情况下结果还不错或避免了更坏的情况。

It means 'fortunately' or 'luckily', used to express that despite unfavorable situations, the outcome is acceptable or worse situations are avoided.

Usage

用于句子开头或谓语前，强调结果或状况出乎意料地好或避免了坏事。常与‘了’、‘但是’等连用。

Used at the beginning of a sentence or before a predicate to emphasize that the result or situation is unexpectedly good or it avoids something bad. Often used with '了', '但是', etc.

Examples

  • 1 还好我带了伞，不然就要淋湿了。(Luckily I brought an umbrella, otherwise I would have gotten wet.)
  • 2 虽然考试很难，还好我复习了。(Although the exam was difficult, fortunately I reviewed.)
  • 3 路上堵车，还好我们提前出发了。(There was a traffic jam on the way, but luckily we left early.)
  • 4 手机差点掉了，还好反应快抓住了。(The phone almost fell, but luckily I reacted quickly and caught it.)
  • 5 天气不好，还好活动改到室内了。(The weather is bad, but fortunately the event was moved indoors.)
  • 6 钥匙忘在家里，还好室友带了备份。(I left the keys at home, but luckily my roommate had a spare.)
  • 7 生病了，还好只是小感冒。(I got sick, but luckily it's just a mild cold.)

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