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巧

qiǎo · qiao

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

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Meaning

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  1. opportunely
  2. coincidentally
  3. as it happens
  4. skillful
  5. timely
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What a coincidence

  1. Dengdeng

    咦(yí)，亮亮(liàngliàng)，你(nǐ)也(yě)在(zài)这儿(zhèr)买菜(mǎicài)？

    Oh, Liangliang, are you buying vegetables here too?

  2. Liangliang

    真(zhēn)巧(qiǎo)！我(wǒ)正(zhèng)想(xiǎng)给(gěi)你(nǐ)打电话(dǎdiànhuà)。

    What a coincidence! I was just about to call you.

  3. Dengdeng

    真(zhēn)巧(qiǎo)，我(wǒ)也(yě)想(xiǎng)给(gěi)你(nǐ)打电话(dǎdiànhuà)。

    What a coincidence, I wanted to call you too.

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)问(wèn)你(nǐ)，今晚(jīnwǎn)要不要(yàobùyào)一起(yīqǐ)吃饭(chīfàn)。

    I wanted to ask whether you want to eat together tonight.

  5. Dengdeng

    巧(qiǎo)了(le)，我(wǒ)也(yě)是(shì)想(xiǎng)问(wèn)这个(zhège)。

    Funny, I wanted to ask that too.

  6. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)我们(wǒmen)的(de)篮子(lánzi)，买(mǎi)的(de)菜(cài)也(yě)一样(yīyàng)，太(tài)巧(qiǎo)了(le)！

    Look at our baskets. We even bought the same vegetables. What a coincidence!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

真(Zhēn)巧(qiǎo)，我(wǒ)们(men)竟(jìng)然(rán)坐(zuò)同(tóng)一(yī)班(bān)飞(fēi)机(jī)。

What a coincidence, we actually took the same flight.

02

她(Tā)手(shǒu)很(hěn)巧(qiǎo)，会(huì)做(zuò)各(gè)种(zhǒng)小(xiǎo)点(diǎn)心(xīn)。

She is very skillful with her hands and can make all kinds of snacks.

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