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| Pronunciation |
: |
qiǎo |
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| Meaning |
: |
- opportunely; coincidentally;. (adv)
- coincidental. (adj)
- timely. (adv)
- skillful. (adj)
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| Radical |
: |
工 |
| Strokes |
: |
5 |
| Traditional |
: |
巧 |
| Usage |
: |
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 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 他 |
: |
he |
| 来 |
: |
come |
| 时 |
: |
when |
| 我 |
: |
I |
| 正巧 |
: |
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 |
|
| 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 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 真 |
: |
really |
| 巧 |
: |
coincidence |
| 我的 |
: |
my |
| 嗜好 |
: |
hobby |
| 也 |
: |
also |
| 是 |
: |
is |
| 集邮 |
: |
collecting stamps |
|
| 3. Skating requires a lot of skill. |
| huá |
bīng |
xū |
yào |
hěn |
duō |
jì |
qiǎo |
。 |
| 滑 |
冰 |
需 |
要 |
很 |
多 |
技 |
巧 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 滑冰 |
: |
skating |
| 需要 |
: |
need |
| 很多 |
: |
a lot of |
| 技巧 |
: |
skill |
|
| 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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