巧
qiǎoㄑㄧㄠˇ
Sino-Vietnamese: XẢO
Traditional: 巧
HSK 3.0 · 4TOCFL 4
Meaning(adjective, adverbial adjective)
opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens; skillful; timely
Common: 真巧 what a coincidence; 不巧 unfortunately; 正巧 just then.
Examples
真巧,我们又见面了!
zhēn qiǎo, wǒ men yòu jiàn miàn le!
What a coincidence, we meet again!
她的手很巧,会做衣服。
tā de shǒu hěn qiǎo, huì zuò yī fu.
She's very good with her hands and can make clothes.
不巧,经理刚出去了。
bù qiǎo, jīng lǐ gāng chū qù le.
Unfortunately, the manager just stepped out.
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Stroke order
XẢO · 5 strokes
opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens; skillful; timely