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...xìngkuī...bùrán

幸亏。。。不然xìngkuī。。。bùrán...xìngkuī...bùrán
fortunately ... otherwise
From Lesson 41:Going out for karaoke with friends·Hardcore Chinese

Usages of ...xìngkuī...bùrán

幸亏xìngkuī　我们wǒmen　预订yùdìng　了le　包厢bāoxiāng，　不然bùrán　今晚jīnwǎn　没有méiyǒu　房间fángjiān。xìngkuī wǒmen yùdìng le bāoxiāng, bùrán jīnwǎn méiyǒu fángjiān.
Fortunately we booked a private room; otherwise there would be no room tonight.
幸亏xìngkuī　麦克风màikèfēng　可以kěyǐ　用yòng，　不然bùrán　我们wǒmen　不能bùnéng　唱chàng　卡拉kǎlāOK。xìngkuī màikèfēng kěyǐ yòng, bùrán wǒmen bùnéng chàng kǎlāOK.
Fortunately the microphone worked; otherwise we could not sing karaoke.
幸亏xìngkuī　她tā　能néng　听清楚tīngqīngchu　伴奏bànzòu，　不然bùrán　会huì　跑调pǎodiào。xìngkuī tā néng tīngqīngchu bànzòu, bùrán huì pǎodiào.
Fortunately she could hear the accompaniment clearly; otherwise she would sing off-key.
幸亏xìngkuī　我们wǒmen　先xiān　聚餐jùcān　了le，　不然bùrán　大家dàjiā　会huì　很hěn　饿è。xìngkuī wǒmen xiān jùcān le, bùrán dàjiā huì hěn è.
Fortunately we had a group meal first; otherwise everyone would be very hungry.
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