幸好

• Pinyin: xìng hǎo
• Desglose de hanzi: 幸 = fortunate (complex structure); 好 = 女 + 子 (good/well)

Significado

por suerte; menos mal que

An adverb placed before the main predicate. Slightly more informal and conversational than 幸亏. Often introduces a clause describing the fortunate circumstance.

Ejemplos

1. 幸好他出门前检查了油箱，否则汽车早就在高速公路上抛锚了。
2. 暴风雨来临前幸好关上了所有窗户，家里的文件才没有被淋湿。
3. 幸好有邻居及时拨打了急救电话，患者才得以转危为安。

Guía de uso

Contexto: daily conversation, narrative, general

Tono: relieved

Correcto

• 幸好他们赶上了最后一班地铁，没有在寒风中苦等下一班。(Fortunately they caught the last subway train and didn't have to wait in the cold for the next one.)
• 幸好提前备份了所有文件，这次系统崩溃没有造成无法弥补的损失。(Fortunately all files were backed up in advance, so this system crash did not cause irreparable damage.)

Incorrecto

• 幸好他失败了 — 幸好 expresses the speaker's relief; using it to comment on someone else's misfortune implies satisfaction at their failure, which is socially inappropriate in most contexts

Origen e historia

幸 (fortunate/lucky) + 好 (good/well) — 'it is fortunate and good that'

Contexto cultural

Época: Modern

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal