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幸亏
xìngkuī
Description
"幸亏"用来说因为某个原因，坏事情没有发生，我们觉得很幸运。
"幸亏" is used to say that because of a certain reason, a bad thing did not happen, and we feel very lucky.
它常常放在句子的前面，后面说清楚发生了什么好事。
It is often placed at the beginning of a sentence, followed by an explanation of what good thing happened.
Meanings
幸亏xìngkuī
fortunately; luckily (thanks to something)
幸亏你提醒我，不然我就忘了。
Luckily you reminded me, otherwise I would have forgotten.
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Notes
- Etymology
幸 (luck) + 亏 (owing to); literally "lucky thanks to".
- Nuance
often paired with 不然/否则 to state what bad outcome was avoided.
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