巧合

qiǎo hé

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Adjective Common

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Definitions

1. coincidence
2. coincidental
3. to coincide

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 必然 bì rán 必然 bì rán inevitable 巧合与必然相反: inevitable

Register variants

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• 碰巧 pèng qiǎo 碰巧 pèng qiǎo by chance 口语中更常用: by chance

Related words

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• 凑巧 còu qiǎo 凑巧 còu qiǎo fortuitously 强调事情刚好发生在同一时间: fortuitously

Synonyms

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• 偶然 ǒu rán 偶然 ǒu rán incidentally 表示不经常发生、不计划的事: incidentally

Usage notes

Collocations

常与“是”“太”“真”搭配，如“真是太巧合了”。

Common mistakes

巧合多用于事情不约而同，与人的主观愿望无关，不能说“我们巧合地去了同一个地方”，应说“我们碰巧去了同一个地方”。

Example Sentences

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我们在机场见面，真是太 巧合 了！

Meeting at the airport was such a coincidence!

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Child Words of 巧合

• 合 合 hé: to close
• 合 合 gě: 100 ml
• 巧 巧 qiǎo: opportunely