恰巧
qià qiǎo
Pinyin
Definition
恰巧
-
- fortunately
- unexpectedly
- by coincidence
Character Decomposition
Idioms (8)
巧妇难为无米之炊
- 1 The cleverest housewife cannot cook without rice (idiom); You won't get anywhere without equipment.
巧立名目
- 1 to fabricate excuses (idiom)
- 2 to concoct various items (e.g. to pad an expense account)
巧舌如簧
- 1 lit. to have a tongue like a reed (idiom)
- 2 fig. to have a glib tongue
巧言令色
- 1 to be glib in one's speech and wear an ingratiating expression (idiom)
巧诈不如拙诚
- 1 the unvarnished truth is better than a cunning ruse (idiom)
- 2 honesty is the best policy