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巧 qiǎo

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巧 qiǎo Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
qiǎo | qiao3
English translation
opportunely
coincidentally
as it happens
skillful
timely
skillful, ingenious, clever

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About 巧 qiǎo

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Number of strokes

5

Traditional form

巧 qiǎo

Contains the radical

工 gōng

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí

Learning hint

work

Etymology of 巧 qiǎo

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰工丂

Semantic compound

工 gōng

Phonetic compound

丂 kǎo

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 工 gōng represents the meaning and 丂 kǎo represents the sound.

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Example sentences using 巧 qiǎo

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碰巧 pèng qiǎo 有 yǒu 人 rén 拾 shè 到 dào 了 le 那 Nā 只 zhǐ 失落 shī luò 的 de 戒指 jièzhi .

It chanced that someone found the lost ring.

久 jiǔ 练 liàn 为 wéi 熟 shú , 熟能生巧 shú néng shēng qiǎo .

Skill is acquired through repeated practice, and practice makes perfect.

不 bù 一 yī 会 huì ,我 wǒ 又 yòu 想 xiǎng 法子 fǎ zi 往旁处岔, 花言巧语 yǔ 地 de 把 bǎ 她 tā 那么 nà me 一哄,她 tā 就 jiù 居然 jūrán 把她的 de 故事 gùshì 粗枝大叶 cū zhī dà yè 地 de 说 shuì 了 le 一遍 yī biàn .

By and by I made another diversion, and beguiled her to sketch her story.

香 xiāng 浓 nóng 咖啡 kāfēi , 精选 jīng xuǎn 茗 míng 茶 chá ,手工 shǒugōng 巧克力 qiǎokèlì 及 jí 主厨 zhǔ chú 烘焙 hōng bèi 饼 bǐng 乾 gān .

Fresh Coffee, Selection of Teas, Housemade Chocolate Fresh Baked Cookies.

他们 tā men 凑巧 còu qiǎo 能 Néng 赶上 gǎn shàng 最后 zuìhòu 一趟车 Chē .

As chance would have it they caught the last bus.

Words with 巧 qiǎo

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
巧克力 qiǎokèlì chocolate (loanword)巧克力 qiǎokèlì
技巧 jìqiǎo skill技巧 jìqiǎo
巧 qiǎo opportunely巧 qiǎo
巧合 qiǎo hé coincidence巧合 qiǎo hé
巧妙 qiǎomiào ingenious巧妙 qiǎomiào
碰巧 pèng qiǎo by chance碰巧 pèng qiǎo
小巧 xiǎo qiǎo delicate小巧 xiǎo qiǎo
恰巧 qiàqiǎo fortunately恰巧 qiàqiǎo
轻巧 qīng qiǎo deft輕巧
精巧 jīng qiǎo elaborate精巧 jīng qiǎo
凑巧 còu qiǎo luckily湊巧
乖巧 guāi qiǎo smart乖巧 guāi qiǎo
正巧 zhèng qiǎo just by chance正巧 zhèng qiǎo
灵巧 líng qiǎo deft靈巧
不巧 bù qiǎo too bad不巧 bù qiǎo
刚巧 gāng qiǎo by chance剛巧
投机取巧 tóu jī qǔ qiǎo to seize every opportunity投機取巧
花言巧语 huā yán qiǎo yǔ cheating wheedling花言巧語
巧手 qiǎo shǒu dexterous巧手 qiǎo shǒu
心灵手巧 xīn líng shǒu qiǎo capable心靈手巧
弄巧成拙 nòng qiǎo chéng zhuō to overreach oneself弄巧成拙 nòng qiǎo chéng zhuō
小巧玲珑 xiǎo qiǎo líng lóng exquisite小巧玲瓏
熟能生巧 shú néng shēng qiǎo with familiarity you learn the trick (idiom); practice makes perfect熟能生巧 shú néng shēng qiǎo
巧立名目 qiǎo lì míng mù to fabricate excuses (idiom)巧立名目 qiǎo lì míng mù

巧 qiǎo Decomposition & Compounds

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巧 qiǎo Decomposition

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巧 qiǎo Compounds

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