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幸亏

xìng kuī · xing kui

Traditional 幸虧

HSK 7–9Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. fortunately
  2. luckily
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A power bank

  1. Dengdeng

    糟了(zāole)，手机(shǒujī)快(kuài)没(méi)电(diàn)了(le)！

    Oh no, my phone is almost out of battery!

  2. Liangliang

    幸亏(xìngkuī)我(wǒ)带(dài)了(le)充电宝(chōngdiànbǎo)。

    Luckily I brought a power bank.

  3. Dengdeng

    太好了(tàihǎole)，快(kuài)给(gěi)我(wǒ)！

    Great! Quick, give it to me!

  4. Liangliang

    先(xiān)充(chōng)一会儿(yīhuìr)，我们(wǒmen)再(zài)去(qù)吃饭(chīfàn)。

    Charge it for a while first, then we will go eat.

  5. Dengdeng

    幸亏(xìngkuī)有(yǒu)你(nǐ)，手机(shǒujī)和(hé)我(wǒ)都(dōu)饿(è)了(le)！

    Luckily I have you. My phone and I are both hungry!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

幸(xìng)亏(kuī)你(nǐ)提(tí)醒(xǐng)我(wǒ)，不(bù)然(rán)我(wǒ)就(jiù)迟(chí)到(dào)了(le)。

Fortunately you reminded me, otherwise I would have been late.

02

幸(xìng)亏(kuī)带(dài)了(le)雨(yǔ)伞(sǎn)，我(wǒ)们(men)才(cái)没(méi)被(bèi)淋(lín)湿(shī)。

Luckily we brought umbrellas, so we didn't get soaked.

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