巧 qiǎo — skillful; ingenious; exquisite
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Level 1 · Common HSK 4 #197
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Basic definition
Detailed explanation
adjective
noun
- skill;technique
adverb
- just right;coincidently;opportunely;as it happen
verb
- be good at
Related words
- 技巧 skill; technique; craftsmanship; knack; finesse; trick; dexterity
- 巧妙 ingenious; clever; skillful
- 凑巧 by coincidence; fortunately; as luck would have it
- 恰巧 by chance; as chance would have it; coincidentally; luckily; fortunately
- 精巧 exquisite; fine and clever
- 可巧 by coincidence; as luck would have it
- 巧合 coincidence; to coincide
- 小巧 small and exquisite
- 灵巧 clever and deft; nimble
- 巧克力 chocolate
- 轻巧 light and clever; simple and easy; deft
- 碰巧 by chance; by coincidence
- 正巧 just by chance/to happen to (just at the right time)/opportune
- 不巧 unfortunately/as luck would have it
- 乖巧 clever and lovely; well-behaved
- 投机取巧 to seek petty gains by trickery; to exploit opportunities for personal advantage
- 巧立名目 to invent various excuses/labels (for illegitimate ends)
- 巧遇 to meet by chance
- 刚巧 just by chance; happen to
- 能工巧匠 skilled craftsmen; master artisans of great skill