巧
qiǎo
Pinyin

Definition

巧
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qiǎo
  1. opportunely
  2. coincidentally
  3. as it happens
  4. skillful
  5. timely

Character Decomposition

Compounds (1)

窍
qiào
  1. 1 hole
  2. 2 opening
  3. 3 orifice (of the human body)
  4. 4 (fig.) key (to the solution of a problem)

Related Words (20)

巧克力
qiǎo kè lì
  1. 1 chocolate (loanword)
  2. 2 classifier: 块 kuài
技巧
jì qiǎo
  1. 1 skill
  2. 2 technique
乖巧
guāi qiǎo
  1. 1 clever (child)
  2. 2 smart
  3. 3 lovable
  4. 4 cute
小巧
xiǎo qiǎo
  1. 1 small and exquisite
  2. 2 delicate
  3. 3 fine (features)
  4. 4 compact
  5. 5 nifty
巧
qiǎo
  1. 1 opportunely
  2. 2 coincidentally
  3. 3 as it happens
  4. 4 skillful
  5. 5 timely

Idioms (7)

巧妇难为无米之炊
qiǎo fù nán wéi wú mǐ zhī chuī
  1. 1 The cleverest housewife cannot cook without rice (idiom); You won't get anywhere without equipment.
巧立名目
qiǎo lì míng mù
  1. 1 to fabricate excuses (idiom)
  2. 2 to concoct various items (e.g. to pad an expense account)
巧舌如簧
qiǎo shé rú huáng
  1. 1 lit. to have a tongue like a reed (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to have a glib tongue
巧言令色
qiǎo yán lìng sè
  1. 1 to be glib in one's speech and wear an ingratiating expression (idiom)
巧诈不如拙诚
qiǎo zhà bù rú zhuō chéng
  1. 1 the unvarnished truth is better than a cunning ruse (idiom)
  2. 2 honesty is the best policy

Sample Sentences

古迹之所以可以放这么久，就是因为以前的建筑质量好，不但材料优质，建筑技术也巧妙。
gǔjì zhīsuǒyǐ kěyǐ fàng zhème jiǔ ，jiùshì yīnwèi yǐqián de jiànzhù zhìliàng hǎo ，bùdàn cáiliào yōuzhì ，jiànzhù jìshù yě qiǎomiào 。
The reason why the monuments can be kept for so long is because the previous buildings are of good quality, not only the materials are high-quality, but the construction techniques are also ingenious.
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真不巧，我这周行程都排满了。
zhēn bùqiǎo ，wǒ zhèzhōu xíngchéng dōu pái mǎn le 。
Unfortunately, my schedule of this week has been jam-packed.
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女孩儿又递给他两张票，说：不好意思，昨晚我不小心拿到错的票放进信封里了。那两张是我在上海的跳蚤市场淘到的古董，这两张才是这周六的门票，就这么巧，恰恰是一样的日期。
nǚháiēr yòu dì gěi tā liǎng zhāng piào ，shuō ：bùhǎoyìsi ，zuówǎn wǒ bù xiǎoxīn nádào cuò de piào fàngjìn xìnfēng lǐ le 。nà liǎng zhāng shì wǒ zài Shànghǎi de tiàozǎoshìchǎng táo dào de gǔdǒng ，zhè liǎng zhāng cái shì zhè zhōuliù de ménpiào ，jiù zhème qiǎo ，qiàqià shì yīyàng de rìqī 。
The girl gave him two tickets again, and she said, "Sorry, I put the wrong tickets into the envelope last night. Those are the antique I picked out at a flea market in Shanghai, and these two tickets are the ones for this Saturday. It's such a coincidence that they're the same date." She said.
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我最喜欢吃巧克力蛋糕。
wǒ zuì xǐhuan chī qiǎokèlì dàngāo 。
I love to eat chocolate cake.
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这么巧，你也来逛书店呀？
zhème qiǎo ，nǐ yě lái guàng shūdiàn ya ？
What a coincidence, are you shopping at the bookstore too?
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听好了，啤酒最基本的四个元素是麦芽、酵母、啤酒花、水，而精酿啤酒通常还会加入水果、咖啡、巧克力等各式各样的风味。
tīng hǎo le ，píjiǔ zuì jīběn de sì ge yuánsù shì màiyá 、jiàomǔ 、píjiǔhuā 、shuǐ ，ér jīngniàngpíjiǔ tōngcháng hái huì jiārù shuǐguǒ 、kāfēi 、qiǎokèlì děng gèshìgèyàng de fēngwèi 。
Listen carefully, the basic four components of beer are malt, yeast, hops and water, and with craft beer they normally also add all kinds of different flavours, such as fruit, coffee and chocolate.
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那么巧，我刚好是个乐观派呢，其实悲观与乐观都是可以后天培养的呢。
nàme qiǎo ，wǒ gānghǎo shì ge lèguān pài ne ，qíshí bēiguān yǔ lèguān dōu shì kěyǐ hòutiān péiyǎng de ne 。
A coincidence, I happen to be an optimist. In fact, pessimism and optimism can be nurtured.
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我就是觉得这是在巧立名目，仗着人已经到这里了，如果不买就看不了电影。就像买珍珠奶茶不给吸管一样过分。
wǒ jiùshì juéde zhè shì zài qiǎolìmíngmù ，zhàngzhe rén yǐjīng dào zhèlǐ le ，rúguǒ bù mǎi jiù kàn bùliǎo diànyǐng 。jiù xiàng mǎi zhēnzhūnǎichá bù gěi xīguǎn yīyàng guòfèn 。
I think this is a clever way to get people to buy the glasses taking advantage that you’re already there and can’t watch the movie without the glasses. It like buying bubble milk tea but without providing a straw.
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我也有巧克力。
wǒ yě yǒu qiǎokèlì 。
I also have chocolate.
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这么巧？我也住花旗银行左边那栋楼，你住几楼啊？
zhème qiǎo ？wǒ yě zhù huāqíyínháng zuǒbiān nà dòng lóu ，nǐ zhù jǐ lóu ā ？
What a coincidence! I live in the building to the left of the Citibank too, which floor do you live on?
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