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巧合

qiǎo hé · qiao he

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. coincidence
  2. coincidental
  3. to coincide
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Same idea at the same time

  1. Dengdeng

    喂(wèi)，亮亮(liàngliàng)，我(wǒ)正要(zhèngyào)给(gěi)你(nǐ)打电话(dǎdiànhuà)！

    Hi Liangliang, I was about to call you!

  2. Liangliang

    真的(zhēnde)？我(wǒ)也(yě)正要(zhèngyào)给(gěi)你(nǐ)打(dǎ)！

    Really? I was about to call you too!

  3. Dengdeng

    这么(zhème)巧(qiǎo)！是(shì)巧合(qiǎohé)吗(ma)？

    What luck! Is it a coincidence?

  4. Liangliang

    不是(bùshì)巧合(qiǎohé)，我们(wǒmen)都(dōu)饿(è)了(le)，想(xiǎng)找(zhǎo)人(rén)一起(yīqǐ)吃饭(chīfàn)。

    Not a coincidence. We are both hungry and want to find someone to eat with.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)知(zhī)道(dào)那(nà)不(bú)是(shì)巧(qiǎo)合(hé)。

I knew it wasn't an accident.

Tatoeba: Chinese by DaoSeng · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)不(bú)认(rèn)为(wéi)这(zhè)是(shì)一(yí)个(gè)巧(qiǎo)合(hé)。

Tom doesn't think this is a coincidence.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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