好在

hǎozài

adverb HSK 7-9 #22,469

Meanings

1 fortunately
2 luckily

Characters

at; in; lies in

Literally "the good thing lies in" — introduces a silver lining

Examples

好在我带了雨伞。

Hǎozài wǒ dài le yǔsǎn.

Fortunately, I brought an umbrella.

好在没有人受伤。

Hǎozài méiyǒu rén shòushāng.

Luckily, no one was injured.

Tips

usage

好在 is typically placed at the beginning of a clause to introduce a fortunate circumstance, often after describing a bad situation. Similar to 幸好 (xìnghǎo) and 幸亏 (xìngkuī).

Stroke Order

好 hǎo

在 zài