qiǎo

opportunely

coincidentally; as it happens; skillful; timely

This character is used for its sound in loanwords, not for its component meanings.

Words with 巧

灵巧

líng qiǎo

deft

黑巧

hēi qiǎo

dark chocolate (abbr. for 黑巧克力[hei1 qiao3 ke4 li4])

黑巧克力

hēi qiǎo kè lì

dark chocolate

七巧板

qī qiǎo bǎn

tangram (traditional Chinese block puzzle)

不巧

bù qiǎo

too bad

不凑巧

bù còu qiǎo

unluckily

乖巧

guāi qiǎo

clever (child)

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

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