Definition & Meaning

by chance/coincidence

Word usage

qià qiǎo

恰 巧

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adv.by chance/coincidence
- tā men qià qiǎo chuān le tóng yī kuǎn yī fu
  他们恰巧穿了同一款衣服。
  They happen to be wearing the same kind of clothes.
- qià qiǎo tā men dōu xǐ huan chī huǒ guō
  恰巧他们都喜欢吃火锅。
  It so happens that they both like hot pot.
- nà tiān qià qiǎo shì gè qíng tiān
  那天恰巧是个晴天。
  It happened to be a fine day.
synonym
zhèng hǎo正好 gāng hǎo刚好 qià hǎo恰好 zhèng qiǎo正巧 còu qiǎo凑巧 gāng qiǎo刚巧 piān qiǎo偏巧
antonym
bù qiǎo不巧

Word usage

Note
"恰巧" is different from "恰好". The semantic meaning of "恰巧" emphasizes "accidentally"; the semantic meaning of "恰好" emphasizes "just right".

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