正巧
zhèng qiǎo
Pinyin

Definition

正巧
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zhèng qiǎo
  1. just by chance
  2. to happen to (just at the right time)
  3. opportune

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

反正
fǎn zhèng
  1. 1 anyway
  2. 2 in any case
  3. 3 to come over from the enemy's side
正
zhēng
  1. 1 first month of the lunar year
正品
zhèng pǐn
  1. 1 certified goods
  2. 2 quality product
  3. 3 normal product
  4. 4 A-class goods
正在
zhèng zài
  1. 1 just at (that time)
  2. 2 right in (that place)
  3. 3 right in the middle of (doing sth)
正常
zhèng cháng
  1. 1 regular
  2. 2 normal
  3. 3 ordinary

Idioms (20)

上梁不正下梁歪
shàng liáng bù zhèng xià liáng wāi
  1. 1 lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom); fig. subordinates imitate their superiors' vices
偏邪不正
piān xié bù zhèng
  1. 1 biased
  2. 2 prejudiced (idiom)
就地正法
jiù dì zhèng fǎ
  1. 1 to execute on the spot (idiom); summary execution
  2. 2 to carry out the law on the spot
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)

Sample Sentences

正巧！他就是那个不喜欢汤包的外国人，哈哈！
zhèngqiǎo ！tā jiù shì nàge bù xǐhuan tāngbāo de wàiguórén ，hāhā ！
What a coincidence! He happens to be the only foreigner who doesn't like steamed dumplings, ha ha!
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今天我想讨论的主题是“中国可怕吗？”我们这儿正巧有美国留学生阿龙，希望你能多多发表意见。首先，我想问一下，最近有哪些美国电影描写了中国？
jīntiān wǒ xiǎng tǎolùn de zhǔtí shì “Zhōngguó kěpà ma ？”wǒmen zhè zhèngqiǎo yǒu Měiguó liúxuésheng Ālóng ，xīwàng nǐ néng duōduō fābiǎo yìjiàn 。shǒuxiān ，wǒ xiǎng wèn yīxià ，zuìjìn yǒu nǎxiē Měiguó diànyǐng miáoxiě le Zhōngguó ？
The topic I’d like to discuss today is “Is China Scary?” It just so happens that we have Aaron, an American exchange student here. I hope you can share some of your own thoughts. First of all, let me ask: what American movies have portrayed China recently?
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