Chinese Word: 巧 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

巧HSK 4

Pinyin: qiǎo

English Definition: opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens; skillful; timely

Chinese Definition:
①技能好，灵敏：巧妙。巧思。巧劲。巧干(gàn)。精巧。轻巧。乖巧。心灵手巧。巧发奇中。
②美好：巧笑(指美好的笑貌)。
③虚伪(特指语言)：巧言。巧诈。巧辩。巧言令色。
④恰好：巧合。巧遇。恰巧。
⑤拙笨。

Antonyms: 拙

Total strokes: 5; Radical: 工

Pictophonetic:丂 indicates the sound; 工 (work) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 工 [ gōng ] labor, work; laborer, worker
- 丂 [ kǎo ] obstruction of breath (qi); variant of 考

Similar Characters: 朽

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技巧HSK 6	jì qiǎo	skill; technique
巧妙HSK 5	qiǎo miào	ingenious; clever; ingenuity; artifice
凑巧	còu qiǎo	fortuitously; luckily; as chance has it
恰巧HSK 6	qià qiǎo	fortunately; unexpectedly; by coincidence
精巧	jīng qiǎo	elaborate

1		tā 她 xǐ huan 喜欢 chī 吃 qiǎo kè lì 巧克力。 She likes to eat chocolate.
2		hái zi 孩子 xǐ huan 喜欢 chī 吃 qiǎo kè lì 巧克力。 The child likes to eat chocolate.
3		zhòng suǒ zhōu zhī 众所周知， shú néng shēng qiǎo 熟能生巧。 It is said that practice makes perfect.
4		nǐ 你 wèi shén me 为什么 xǐ huan 喜欢 chī 吃 qiǎo kè lì 巧克力？ Why do you like to eat chocolate?
5		wǒ 我 de 的 mèi mei 妹妹 xǐ huan 喜欢 chī 吃 qiǎo kè lì 巧克力。 My younger sister likes to eat chocolate.

1		tā 她 xǐ huan 喜欢 chī 吃 qiǎo kè lì 巧克力。 She likes to eat chocolate.
2		hái zi 孩子 xǐ huan 喜欢 chī 吃 qiǎo kè lì 巧克力。 The child likes to eat chocolate.
3		zhòng suǒ zhōu zhī 众所周知， shú néng shēng qiǎo 熟能生巧。 It is said that practice makes perfect.
4		nǐ 你 wèi shén me 为什么 xǐ huan 喜欢 chī 吃 qiǎo kè lì 巧克力？ Why do you like to eat chocolate?
5		wǒ 我 de 的 mèi mei 妹妹 xǐ huan 喜欢 chī 吃 qiǎo kè lì 巧克力。 My younger sister likes to eat chocolate.