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还好…不然

還好…不然
hái hǎo … bù rán
luckily ..., otherwise ...
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Example Sentences

还好我带了伞,不然就淋湿了。
háihǎo wǒ dài le sǎn , bùrán jiù línshī le 。
Luckily I brought an umbrella, otherwise I'd have got soaked.
还好你提醒我,不然我就忘了。
háihǎo nǐ tíxǐng wǒ , bùrán wǒ jiù wàng le 。
Luckily you reminded me, otherwise I'd have forgotten.
还好车来得早,不然我们要迟到了。
háihǎo chē lái de zǎo , bùrán wǒmen yào chídào le 。
Luckily the bus came early, otherwise we'd have been late.

Words with similar meanings

多亏…不然duō kuī … bù rán
thanks to ..., otherwise ...
多亏 thanks a person or thing; 还好 just means "luckily".

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Parts

还好hái hǎo · not bad, tolerable, fortunately›不然bù rán · not so, no, or else, otherwise
HSK 5
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Grammar Points

Expressing good luck with "haihao"