所幸

suǒxìng

adverb

Meanings

HSK 3

雨下得很大，所幸我带了伞。

Yǔ xià de hěn dà, suǒxìng wǒ dài le sǎn.

It rained hard; luckily I had brought an umbrella.

HSK 6

昨晚这栋楼发生火灾，所幸消防员及时赶到，没有造成人员伤亡。

Zuówǎn zhè dòng lóu fāshēng huǒzāi, suǒxìng xiāofángyuán jíshí gǎndào, méiyǒu zàochéng rényuán shāngwáng.

A fire broke out in the building last night; fortunately firefighters arrived in time and no one was hurt.

所幸 is written, news-report style; in speech say 幸好 or 还好. It usually opens the clause after a mishap: 所幸无人受伤 "fortunately no one was hurt".

所 suǒ

幸 xìng