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title: "Haozai Meaning: 好在 (hǎozài) Means “fortunately”"
description: "好在 (hǎozài) means “fortunately; luckily”. Hear its tones, see what 好 and 在 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/haozai"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 好在 mean?

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好在 hǎozài

## fortunately; luckily

## Its characters

1. 好 hǎo good
2. 在 zài to be at

## In a sentence

好在雨停了，我们可以出发了。 Luckily the rain has stopped, so we can set off.

[More about 好在](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%A5%BD%E5%9C%A8)

## More words with 好 or 在

- [爱好 àihào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/aihao)
- [不好意思 bùhǎoyìsi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/buhaoyisi)
- [存在 cúnzài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/cunzai)
- [刚好 gānghǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ganghao)
- [好吧 hǎoba](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/haoba)
- [好比 hǎobǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/haobi)
- [好吃 hǎochī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/haochi)
- [好处 hǎochu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/haochu)
- [好多 hǎoduō](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/haoduo)
- [好感 hǎogǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/haogan)

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