恰
巧

By chance in Chinese: 恰巧 (qià qiǎo)

qià qiǎo

by chance

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Definitions

  1. 1by chance; as chance would have it

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恰
巧

Zhuyin

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ㄑㄧㄚˋ

qià

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iㄚ/ aˋ/ fourth tone

ㄑㄧㄠˇ

qiǎo

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iㄠ/ aoˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 我出门时恰巧下起了大雨。

    wǒ chū mén shí qià qiǎo xià qǐ le dà yǔ。

    Just as I went out, it happened to start pouring.

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Related words

巧

qiǎo

opportunely

巧妙

qiǎo miào

ingenious

技巧

jì qiǎo

skill

恰当

qià dàng

appropriate

恰好

qià hǎo

as it turns out

恰恰

qià qià

exactly

凑巧

còu qiǎo

fortuitously

乖巧

guāi qiǎo

clever (child)

灵巧

líng qiǎo

deft

碰巧

pèng qiǎo

by chance

巧合

qiǎo hé

coincidence

巧克力

qiǎo kè lì

chocolate (loanword)

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