HSK 7–9 grammar · adverb
好在
好在 — fortunately, the good thing is
Pattern
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( ) can be left out · other words may come before, between and after
How it works
好在 names the saving grace in an otherwise bad situation: "luckily, at least…". It differs from 幸亏 in pointing at a favourable *condition* rather than at the lucky cause that averted trouble.
Examples
车坏了，好在离家不远。
Chē huài le, hǎozài lí jiā bù yuǎn.
The car broke down — luckily we weren't far from home.
考得不好，好在还有机会。
Kǎo de bù hǎo, hǎozài hái yǒu jīhuì.
I did badly on the exam, but at least there's another chance.
Related
See it in a story
In the app, 好在 is underlined wherever it appears in the stories you read, and practised with sentences from them. Free.