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Pronunciation |
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qiǎo |
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Meaning |
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- opportunely; coincidentally;. (adv)
- coincidental. (adj)
- timely. (adv)
- skillful. (adj)
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Radical |
: |
工 |
Strokes |
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5 |
Traditional |
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巧 |
Usage |
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7.9% |
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Common Words / Phrases:
1. |
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coincidence; coincidental; to coincide |
2. |
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ingenious; clever; ingenuity |
5. |
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fortunately; unexpectedly; by coincidence |
6. |
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fortuitously; luckily; as chance has it |
Sentences:
1. It happened/chanced that I was busy writing a letter when he came. |
tā |
lái |
shí |
, |
wǒ |
zhèng |
qiǎo |
máng |
zhe |
xiě |
xìn |
。 |
他 |
来 |
时 |
, |
我 |
正 |
巧 |
忙 |
着 |
写 |
信 |
。 |
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他 |
: |
he |
来 |
: |
come |
时 |
: |
when |
我 |
: |
I |
正巧 |
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just by chance; to happen to (just at the right time); opportune (正好) |
忙 |
: |
buzy |
着 |
: |
added to a verb or adjective to indicate a continued action or state |
写信 |
: |
writing letter |
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2. What a coincidence. My hobby is collecting stamps as well. |
zhēn |
qiǎo |
。 |
wǒ |
de |
shì |
hào |
yě |
shì |
jí |
yóu |
。 |
真 |
巧 |
。 |
我 |
的 |
嗜 |
好 |
也 |
是 |
集 |
邮 |
。 |
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真 |
: |
really |
巧 |
: |
coincidence |
我的 |
: |
my |
嗜好 |
: |
hobby |
也 |
: |
also |
是 |
: |
is |
集邮 |
: |
collecting stamps |
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3. Skating requires a lot of skill. |
huá |
bīng |
xū |
yào |
hěn |
duō |
jì |
qiǎo |
。 |
滑 |
冰 |
需 |
要 |
很 |
多 |
技 |
巧 |
。 |
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滑冰 |
: |
skating |
需要 |
: |
need |
很多 |
: |
a lot of |
技巧 |
: |
skill |
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4. I don’t think this is a coincidence. |
wǒ |
bù |
rèn |
wéi |
zhè |
shì |
yí |
gè |
qiǎo |
hé |
。 |
我 |
不 |
认 |
为 |
这 |
是 |
一 |
个 |
巧 |
合 |
。 |
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我 |
: |
I |
不 |
: |
don’t |
认为 |
: |
think |
这 |
: |
this |
是 |
: |
is |
一 |
: |
one |
个 |
: |
measure word |
巧合 |
: |
coincidence |
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