好在 [－－]

Jyutping hou3 zoi6
Pinyin hǎo zài

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adv
    fortunately; luckily
    (syn.) 佳哉, 打帮, 造化, 好路, 好是, 亏, 幸亏, 打幫, 虧, 好代得, 虧得, 好佳哉, 多亏, 好得, 得亏, 幸而, 得虧, 幸虧, 多虧, 幸好, 亏得, 好彩, 好值得
    • 好在延安許多同志已有詳盡的文章，我的粗枝大葉的東西，就當作一番開台鑼鼓好了。
      好在延安许多同志已有详尽的文章，我的粗枝大叶的东西，就当作一番开台锣鼓好了。
      hǎo zài yá nān xǔ duō tóng zhì yǐ yǒu xiáng jìn de wén zhāng ， wǒ de cū zhī dà yè de dōng xi ， jiù dàng zuò yī fān kāi tái luó gǔ hǎo le ．
      Fortunately, there are many comrades in Yenan who have written at length in this field, so that my rough and ready words may serve the same purpose as the beating of the gongs before a theatrical performance.
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #1598

好在 [－－]

Jyutping hou2 zoi2
Pinyin hǎo zài

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 副詞
    幸好​；​表示​一樣​嘢​對​當時​環境​有利
    fortunately; luckily
    • 好在佢當時唔喺屋企，先至冇事咋。
      好在佢当时唔喺屋企，先至冇事咋。
      hou2 zoi6 keoi5 dong1 si4 m4 hai2 uk1 kei2, sin1 zi3 mou5 si6 zaa3.
      Fortunately he was not at home at that time, so he was safe from danger.
    • 好就好在佢冇嫁俾個衰人。
      好就好在佢冇嫁俾个衰人。
      hou2 zau6 hou2 zoi6 keoi5 mou5 gaa3 bei2 go3 seoi1 jan4.
      Fortunately she didn't marry that bastard.

好在 [－－]

Jyutping hou2 zoi6
Pinyin hǎo zài

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. luckily
  2. fortunately
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 副詞
    幸好​；​表示​一樣​嘢​對​當時​環境​有利
    fortunately; luckily
    • 好在佢當時唔喺屋企，先至冇事咋。
      好在佢当时唔喺屋企，先至冇事咋。
      hou2 zoi6 keoi5 dong1 si4 m4 hai2 uk1 kei2, sin1 zi3 mou5 si6 zaa3.
      Fortunately he was not at home at that time, so he was safe from danger.
    • 好就好在佢冇嫁俾個衰人。
      好就好在佢冇嫁俾个衰人。
      hou2 zau6 hou2 zoi6 keoi5 mou5 gaa3 bei2 go3 seoi1 jan4.
      Fortunately she didn't marry that bastard.
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 幸好
  2. 幸虧 – 幸亏
  3. 還好 – 还好
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    为了避开警方的追捕，狄马只好在垃圾箱里过了一晚。
    為了避開警方的追捕，狄馬只好在垃圾箱裏過了一晚。
    wèi le bì kāi jǐng fāng de zhuī bǔ ， dí mǎ zhǐ hǎo zài lā jī xiāng lǐ guò le yī wǎn 。
    • Hiding from the police, Dima spent the night in a dumpster.
  2. Mandarin
    你最好在这里待久一点。
    你最好在這裡待久一點。
    nǐ zuì hǎo zài zhè lǐ dài jiǔ yī diǎn 。
    • You had better stay here a little longer.
    • You'd better stay here a little longer.
    • It would be better if you stayed here a little longer.
  3. Mandarin
    您最好在外衣里穿一件套衫。
    您最好在外衣裏穿一件套衫。
    nín zuì hǎo zài wài yī lǐ chuān yī jiàn tào shān 。
    • You'd better wear a sweater under your jacket.
  4. Mandarin
    电话来的时候我正好在外面。
    電話來的時候我正好在外面。
    diàn huà lái de shí hou wǒ zhèng hǎo zài wài miàn 。
    • I happened to be out when the call came.
  5. Mandarin
    着火的时候我妈妈恰好在那。
    着火的時候我媽媽恰好在那。
    zháo huǒ de shí hou wǒ mā ma qià hǎo zài nà 。
    • My mother happened to be there when the fire broke out.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    好多男人都好在意自己发线向后移，但系佢睇得好开。
    好多男人都好在意自己髮線向後移，但係佢睇得好開。
    hou2 do1 naam4 jan4 dou1 hou3 zoi6 ji3 zi6 gei2 faat3 sin3 hoeng3 hau6 ji4 ， daan6 hai6 keoi5 tai2 dak1 hou3 hoi1 。
    • Most men with receding hairlines are very self-conscious of it, but he makes light of his.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    小明踩单车仆亲，好在只系擦伤。
    小明踩單車仆親，好在只係擦傷。
    • Ming fell when he was cycling, fortunately it was just scratches.
  2. Cantonese
    好在佢当时唔喺屋企，先至冇事咋。
    好在佢當時唔喺屋企，先至冇事咋。
    hou2 zoi6 keoi5 dong1 si4 m4 hai2 uk1 kei2, sin1 zi3 mou5 si6 zaa3.
    • Fortunately he was not at home at that time, so he was safe from danger.
  3. Cantonese
    好就好在佢冇嫁俾个衰人。
    好就好在佢冇嫁俾個衰人。
    hou2 zau6 hou2 zoi6 keoi5 mou5 gaa3 bei2 go3 seoi1 jan4.
    • Fortunately she didn't marry that bastard.
  4. Cantonese
    阿女开头思觉失调病发𠮶阵，匿埋喺房成日话畀人监视，好在早带佢去睇医生，依家食住药好稳定。
    阿女開頭思覺失調病發嗰陣，匿埋喺房成日話畀人監視，好在早帶佢去睇醫生，依家食住藥好穩定。
    aa3 neoi2 hoi1 tau4 si1 gok3 sat1 tiu4 beng6 faat3 go2 zan6, lei1 maai4 hai2 fong2 sing4 jat6 waa6 bei2 jan4 gaam1 si6, hou2 zoi6 zou2 daai3 keoi5 heoi3 tai2 ji1 sang1, ji1 gaa1 sik6 zyu6 joek6 hou2 wan2 ding6.
    • When my daughter's psychosis flared initially, she hid herself in her room and kept saying that she was being surveilled. Luckily I brought her to the doctor early, and she is stable on medications now.
  5. Cantonese
    我大肚𠮶阵由五周开始断断续续流啡流到九周，好惊陀唔住个B，好在之后就冇再流。
    我大肚嗰陣由五週開始斷斷續續流啡流到九週，好驚陀唔住個B，好在之後就冇再流。
    ngo5 daai6 tou5 go2 zan6 jau4 ng5 zau1 hoi1 ci2 tyun5 tyun5 zuk6 zuk6 lau4 fe1 lau4 dou3 gau2 zau1, hou2 geng1 to4 m4 zyu6 go3 bi1, hou2 zoi6 zi1 hau6 zau6 mou5 zoi3 lau4.
    • When I was pregnant, I had on-and-off vaginal spotting from 5 weeks till 9 weeks. I was so scared of a miscarriage. Luckily it stopped afterwards.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    好在延安许多同志已有详尽的文章，我的粗枝大叶的东西，就当作一番开台锣鼓好了。
    好在延安許多同志已有詳盡的文章，我的粗枝大葉的東西，就當作一番開台鑼鼓好了。
    hǎo zài yá nān xǔ duō tóng zhì yǐ yǒu xiáng jìn de wén zhāng ， wǒ de cū zhī dà yè de dōng xi ， jiù dàng zuò yī fān kāi tái luó gǔ hǎo le ．
    • Fortunately, there are many comrades in Yenan who have written at length in this field, so that my rough and ready words may serve the same purpose as the beating of the gongs before a theatrical performance.
  2. Mandarin
    6月，阿里巴巴旗下盒马发布了活虾包装的宣传微博，却被肖战粉丝认为是在“内涵”他们（肖战粉丝自称“小肥虾”），遭到了粉丝的声讨和抵制，盒马只好在隔天凌晨发布微博道歉。
    6月，阿里巴巴旗下盒馬發佈了活蝦包裝的宣傳微博，卻被肖戰粉絲認為是在“內涵”他們（肖戰粉絲自稱“小肥蝦”），遭到了粉絲的聲討和抵制，盒馬只好在隔天凌晨發佈微博道歉。
    ６ yuè ， ā lǐ bā bā qí xià hé mǎ fā bù le huó xiā bāo zhuāng de xuān chuán wēi bó ， què bèi xiào zhàn fěn sī rèn wéi shì zài “ nèi hán ” tā men （ xiào zhàn fěn sī zì chēng “ xiǎo féi xiā ” ） ， zāo dào le fěn sī de shēng tǎo hé dǐ zhì ， hé mǎ zhǐ hǎo zài gé tiān líng chén fā bù wēi bó dào qiàn ．
    • In June, Alibaba subsidiary Hema posted an announcement advertising live shrimp, but fans of Xiao Zhan understood this to be an allusion to them (Xiao Zhan's fans call themselves "small fat shrimp"). Facing complaints and pressure from fans, Hema had no choice but to post an apology the following morning.
  3. Mandarin
    写作业了，竟发现圆规丢在了家里，自己真是一个大马哈，好在同桌看出来端倪，不失时机地递给我他的圆规……
    寫作業了，竟發現圓規丟在了家裏，自己真是一個大馬哈，好在同桌看出來端倪，不失時機地遞給我他的圓規……
    xiě zuò yè le ， jìng fā xiàn yuán guī diū zài le jiā lǐ ， zì jǐ zhēn shì yī ge dà mǎ hā ， hǎo zài tóng zhuō kàn chū lái duān ní ， bù shī shí jī de dì gěi wǒ tā de yuán guī ． ． ． ． ． ．
    • I was doing work when I realized that I left my compass at home. I am such a scatterbrain. Fortunately, my deskmate figured it out and lost no time in passing me his compass...