幸亏

• 拼音: xìng kuī
• 汉字拆解: 幸 = fortunate; 亏 = 工 + 亏 variant (classical usage: fortunate causation, distinct from its modern meaning of 'deficit')

含义

Fortunately; it was lucky that; thanks to good fortune that a bad outcome was avoided.

Similar to 幸好 but slightly more formal and often implies a greater degree of relief. More commonly followed by a causal explanation. Used in both spoken and written registers.

例句

1. 幸亏当时有人在场迅速拨打了急救电话，患者才得以转危为安。
2. 幸亏她事先做了充分的准备，面试时才能从容不迫，表现出色。
3. 幸亏司机反应敏捷紧急制动，避开了突然闯入道路的行人。

用法指南

语境: narrative, news, spoken Chinese

语气: relieved

正确说法

• 幸亏老师提前告知了考试范围，同学们才能有针对性地系统复习。(Fortunately the teacher informed students of the exam scope in advance, allowing them to revise in a targeted and systematic way.)
• 幸亏这栋建筑经过了抗震加固，才在强烈地震中未发生严重结构损坏。(Fortunately this building had been seismically reinforced and suffered no serious structural damage in the powerful earthquake.)

错误说法

• 幸亏他没通过考试 — like 幸好, 幸亏 expresses the speaker's relief at avoiding misfortune; using it to celebrate someone's failure conveys inappropriate satisfaction

起源与历史

幸 (fortunate/lucky) + 亏 (classical particle indicating fortunate causation) — 'it was fortunate that...'

文化背景

时代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal