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巧 (qiǎo): skillful, clever, opportune

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HSK 4adjective

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Pinyin
Meaning: skillful, clever, opportune
Characters: 1
Part of speech: adjective
HSK level: HSK 4
Strokes: 5
Radical: 工
Structure: 左右结构

Full definitions

opportunely
coincidentally
as it happens
skillful
timely
skillful
clever
ingenious
coincidental
opportune
by chance

Chinese explanation

恰好、正好碰上某个时机，比如来得真巧
形容人的手很灵、技术好，比如手巧、巧手
形容聪明、会想办法，比如巧妙、灵巧
也可以表示不真实，比如花言巧语。

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Example sentences

His hands are very skillful; he can fix all kinds of small gadgets.

What a coincidence, I'm here too!

This design is very ingenious and saves a lot of space.

I happened to meet him on the road.

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