不过幸好虚惊一场
“Luckily, it was just a scare.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
可就麻烦了
“would be in serious trouble.”
不过 幸好 虚惊一场
“Luckily, it was just a scare.”
在这个案子里
“In this case,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese communicative culture, explicitly acknowledging that a bad outcome was narrowly avoided serves to reset tension and restore collective emotional equilibrium among peers or collaborators.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
a false alarm; unnecessary panic over something that turned out fine
A very common four-character idiom used when an anticipated crisis or scary situation dissolves without real harm.
fortunately; luckily
Placed at the beginning of a clause to introduce a positive saving grace after discussing a potential risk.
