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幸好

xìng hǎo · xing hao

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HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. fortunately
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Delayed flight

  1. Dengdeng

    路上(lùshang)堵车(dǔchē)堵(dǔ)了(le)一个(yīgè)小时(xiǎoshí)，幸好(xìnghǎo)我们(wǒmen)早点(zǎodiǎn)出门(chūmén)。

    The traffic jam lasted an hour. Luckily we left early.

  2. Liangliang

    是(shì)啊(a)，幸好(xìnghǎo)。不然(bùrán)我们(wǒmen)就(jiù)赶不上(gǎnbùshàng)飞机(fēijī)了(le)。

    Yes, luckily. Otherwise we'd have missed the flight.

  3. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)的(de)飞机(fēijī)几点(jǐdiǎn)？

    What time is our flight?

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)看看(kànkan)……哎(āi)，飞机(fēijī)晚点(wǎndiǎn)两个(liǎnggè)小时(xiǎoshí)。

    Let me check... Oh, the flight is delayed two hours.

  5. Dengdeng

    哈哈(hāhā)，幸好(xìnghǎo)我们(wǒmen)带(dài)了(le)书(shū)，可以(kěyǐ)慢慢(mànmàn)看(kàn)。

    Haha, luckily we brought books, so we can read slowly.

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01

幸(xìng)好(hǎo)你(nǐ)提(tí)醒(xǐng)我(wǒ)，不(bù)然(rán)我(wǒ)永(yǒng)远(yuǎn)记(jì)不(bu)起(qǐ)来(lái)了(le)。

Good that you told me, otherwise I would never have remembered it.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by Dejo · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

幸(xìng)好(hǎo)我(wǒ)们(men)带(dài)了(le)伞(sǎn)，不(bù)然(rán)就(jiù)淋(lín)湿(shī)了(le)。

Fortunately we brought umbrellas, otherwise we would have gotten soaked.

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