| 1 | 技巧 | 技巧 | jì qiǎo | ji4 qiao3 | skill; technique | | |
| 2 | 巧 | 巧 | qiǎo | qiao3 | opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens; skillful; timely | | |
| 3 | 巧妙 | 巧妙 | qiǎo miào | qiao3 miao4 | ingenious; clever; ingenuity; artifice | | |
| 4 | 精巧 | 精巧 | jīng qiǎo | jing1 qiao3 | elaborate | | |
| 5 | 恰巧 | 恰巧 | qià qiǎo | qia4 qiao3 | fortunately; unexpectedly; by coincidence | | |
| 6 | 灵巧 | 靈巧 | líng qiǎo | ling2 qiao3 | deft; nimble; ingenious | | |
| 7 | 轻巧 | 輕巧 | qīng qiǎo | qing1 qiao3 | dexterous; deft; easy; light and easy to use; nimble; agile; lithe; graceful | | |
| 8 | 凑巧 | 湊巧 | còu qiǎo | cou4 qiao3 | fortuitously; luckily; as chance has it | | |
| 9 | 巧思 | 巧思 | qiǎo sī | qiao3 si1 | innovative thinking; ingenuity | | |
| 10 | 巧言令色 | 巧言令色 | qiǎo yán lìng sè | qiao3 yan2 ling4 se4 | to be glib in one's speech and wear an ingratiating expression (idiom) | | |
| 11 | 巧了 | 巧了 | qiǎo le | qiao3 le5 | what a coincidence! | | |
| 12 | 偏偏不巧 | 偏偏不巧 | piān piān bù qiǎo | pian1 pian1 bu4 qiao3 | as ill luck would have it (idiom) | | |
| 13 | 七巧板 | 七巧板 | qī qiǎo bǎn | qi1 qiao3 ban3 | tangram (traditional Chinese block puzzle) | | |
| 14 | 碰巧 | 碰巧 | pèng qiǎo | peng4 qiao3 | by chance; by coincidence; to happen to | | |
| 15 | 弄巧反拙 | 弄巧反拙 | nòng qiǎo fǎn zhuō | nong4 qiao3 fan3 zhuo1 | see 弄巧成拙 | | |
| 16 | 弄巧成拙 | 弄巧成拙 | nòng qiǎo chéng zhuō | nong4 qiao3 cheng2 zhuo1 | to overreach oneself; to try to be clever and end up with egg on one's face | | |
| 17 | 来得早不如来得巧 | 來得早不如來得巧 | lái de zǎo bù rú lái de qiǎo | lai2 de5 zao3 bu4 ru2 lai2 de5 qiao3 | arriving early can't beat coming at the right time; perfect timing | | |
| 18 | 嘴巧舌能 | 嘴巧舌能 | zuǐ qiǎo shé néng | zui3 qiao3 she2 neng2 | to be gifted with a quick and sharp tongue (idiom) | | |
| 19 | 不凑巧 | 不湊巧 | bù còu qiǎo | bu4 cou4 qiao3 | unluckily | | |
| 20 | 可巧 | 可巧 | kě qiǎo | ke3 qiao3 | by happy coincidence | | |
| 21 | 机巧 | 機巧 | jī qiǎo | ji1 qiao3 | cunning; dexterous; ingenious | | |
| 22 | 花巧 | 花巧 | huā qiǎo | hua1 qiao3 | fancy | | |
| 23 | 乖巧 | 乖巧 | guāi qiǎo | guai1 qiao3 | clever (child); smart; lovable; cute | | |
| 24 | 刚巧 | 剛巧 | gāng qiǎo | gang1 qiao3 | by chance; by coincidence; by good luck | | |
| 25 | 藏巧于拙 | 藏巧於拙 | cáng qiǎo yú zhuō | cang2 qiao3 yu2 zhuo1 | to hide one's ingenuity in clumsiness (idiom) | | |