Meaning
opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens; skillful; timely
Chinese: 灵巧、技巧;也表示恰巧、凑巧。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “qiao” becomes a different word in each tone. 巧 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 巧克力qiǎo kè lì(loanword) chocolate
- 技巧jì qiǎoskill; technique
- 巧妙qiǎo miàoingenious; clever; ingenuity; artifice
- 恰巧qià qiǎoby chance; as chance would have it
- 巧合qiǎo hécoincidence; coincidental; to coincide
Example Sentence
真巧，我们在路上遇见了。Zhēn qiǎo, wǒ men zài lù shàng yù jiàn le.What a coincidence, we met on the road.
真Zhēnreally巧qiǎoopportunely，我们wǒ menwe在zàiat路上lù shàngon the road遇见yù jiànto meet了le(completed action)。