幸亏

幸虧

xìngkuī

adverb HSK 7-9 #10,027

Meanings

幸亏他及时赶到，不然后果不堪设想。

Xìngkuī tā jíshí gǎndào, bùrán hòuguǒ bùkānshèxiǎng.

Fortunately he arrived in time; otherwise the consequences would have been unthinkable.

幸亏带了伞，不然就淋雨了。

Xìngkuī dài le sǎn, bùrán jiù lín yǔ le.

Luckily I brought an umbrella, otherwise I would have gotten soaked.

grammar

幸亏 is typically followed by a positive fact, then 不然/否则 (otherwise) + a negative outcome that was avoided: 幸亏A，不然B。

幸 xìng

亏 kuī