巧

qiǎo

B1 Level 5 ★ Core word
Stative verb

巧 (qiǎo) is a Chinese word meaning “opportunely”. It sits at TOCFL Level 5 (CEFR B1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. opportunely
  2. coincidentally
  3. as it happens
  4. skillful
  5. timely

Stroke order

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Example

真巧,我們又在這裡見面了。

What a coincidence; we meet here again.

Related words at this level

Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).