qiǎo

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Definitions

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

Example Sentences

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Words Containing 巧

乖巧
guāi qiǎo

clever (child)

巧克力
qiǎo kè lì

chocolate (loanword)

巧合
qiǎo hé

coincidence

巧妙
qiǎo miào

ingenious; clever

心灵手巧
xīn líng shǒu qiǎo

capable

恰巧
qià qiǎo

by chance; as chance would have it

技巧
jì qiǎo

skill

凑巧
còu qiǎo

fortuitously

碰巧
pèng qiǎo

by chance

灵巧
líng qiǎo

deft

七巧板
qī qiǎo bǎn

tangram (traditional Chinese block puzzle)

不巧
bù qiǎo

too bad

不凑巧
bù còu qiǎo

unluckily

来得早不如来得巧
lái de zǎo bù rú lái de qiǎo

arriving early can't beat coming at the right time

偏巧
piān qiǎo

by coincidence

刚巧
gāng qiǎo

by chance

取巧
qǔ qiǎo

quick fix

可巧
kě qiǎo

by happy coincidence

小巧
xiǎo qiǎo

small and exquisite

小巧玲珑
xiǎo qiǎo líng lóng

dainty and delicate

巧了
qiǎo le

what a coincidence!

巧克力脆片
qiǎo kè lì cuì piàn

chocolate chip

巧匠
qiǎo jiàng

skilled workman

巧固球
qiǎo gù qiú

tchoukball (loanword)

巧妇
qiǎo fù

clever wife

巧妇难为无米之炊
qiǎo fù nán wéi wú mǐ zhī chuī

The cleverest housewife cannot cook without rice (idiom); You won't get anywhere without equipment.

巧家
qiǎo jiā

Qiaojia county in Zhaotong 昭通[zhāo tōng], Yunnan

巧家县
qiǎo jiā xiàn

Qiaojia county in Zhaotong 昭通[zhāo tōng], Yunnan

巧干
qiǎo gàn

to work resourcefully

巧思
qiǎo sī

innovative thinking

巧手
qiǎo shǒu

skillful hands

巧立名目
qiǎo lì míng mù

to fabricate excuses (idiom)

巧舌如簧
qiǎo shé rú huáng

lit. to have a tongue like the reed of a wind instrument (idiom)

巧言令色
qiǎo yán lìng sè

to be glib in one's speech and wear an ingratiating expression (idiom)

巧计
qiǎo jì

maneuver

巧诈
qiǎo zhà

crafty

巧诈不如拙诚
qiǎo zhà bù rú zhuō chéng

the unvarnished truth is better than a cunning ruse (idiom)

巧辩
qiǎo biàn

to argue skillfully or plausibly

弄巧反拙
nòng qiǎo fǎn zhuō

see 弄巧成拙[nòng qiǎo chéng zhuō]

弄巧成拙
nòng qiǎo chéng zhuō

to overreach oneself

慢工出巧匠
màn gōng chū qiǎo jiàng

patient work makes a skilled craftsman

手巧
shǒu qiǎo

to be skillful with one's hands

投机取巧
tóu jī qǔ qiǎo

to seize every opportunity

机巧
jī qiǎo

cunning

正巧
zhèng qiǎo

just by chance

无巧不成书
wú qiǎo bù chéng shū

curious coincidence

熟能生巧
shú néng shēng qiǎo

with familiarity you learn the trick (idiom); practice makes perfect

精巧
jīng qiǎo

elaborate

缪巧
miù qiǎo

plan

纤巧
xiān qiǎo

delicate

花巧
huā qiǎo

fancy

花言巧语
huā yán qiǎo yǔ

graceful words, flowery speech (idiom); elegant but insincere words

讨巧
tǎo qiǎo

to act cleverly to get what one desires

语音技巧
yǔ yīn jì qiǎo

phonological skill

轻巧
qīng qiǎo

dexterous