巧 - qiǎo - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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HSK 4 - Medium
5 strokes
Simplified (switch to Traditional)

巧

qiǎo

Definition

opportune
coincidental
skillful
ingenious
clever
as it happens
timely

Character Decomposition

Compounds (1)

窍

qiào

hole; opening; orifice (of the human body); (fig.) key (to the solution of a problem)

Related words (46)

skilled workman

coincidence; coincidental; to coincide

巧妇

qiǎo fù

clever wife; ingenious housewife; Eurasian wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)

巧妙

qiǎo miào

ingenious; clever; ingenuity; artifice

巧干

qiǎo gàn

to work resourcefully; to apply intelligence

巧手

qiǎo shǒu

skillful hands; dexterous; a dab hand

maneuver; scheme

deceitful; crafty; artful

巧辩

qiǎo biàn

to argue skillfully or plausibly; rhetoric

chocolate

tchoukball (loanword)

chocolate chip

too bad; unfortunately; as luck would have it

乖巧

guāi qiǎo

clever (child); smart; lovable; cute

偏巧

piān qiǎo

by coincidence; it so happened that; fortunately; against expectation

凑巧

còu qiǎo

fortuitously; luckily; as chance has it

刚巧

gāng qiǎo

by chance; by coincidence; by good luck

取巧

qǔ qiǎo

quick fix; opportune short cut (around a difficulty); cheap trick (to get what one wants); to pull a fast one

by happy coincidence

delicate; fine (features); small and exquisite; compact; nifty

恰巧

qià qiǎo

fortunately (or unfortunately); by chance; as chance would have it; to happen (to); unexpectedly; by coincidence

手巧

shǒu qiǎo

to be skillful with one's hands; to be manually adroit

skill; technique

cunning; dexterous; ingenious

正巧

zhèng qiǎo

just by chance; to happen to (just at the right time); opportune

灵巧

líng qiǎo

deft; nimble; ingenious

碰巧

pèng qiǎo

by chance; by coincidence; to happen to

elaborate

delicate; dainty

plan; scheme; intelligent; quick witted

fancy

to act cleverly to get what one desires; to get the best at least expense

轻巧

qīng qiǎo

dexterous; deft; easy; light and easy to use; nimble; agile; lithe; graceful

七巧板

qī qiǎo bǎn

tangram (traditional Chinese block puzzle)

unluckily

practice makes perfect

小巧玲珑

xiǎo qiǎo líng lóng

dainty and delicate; exquisite

see 弄巧成拙

to overreach oneself; to try to be clever and end up with egg on one's face

心灵手巧

xīn líng shǒu qiǎo

capable; clever; dexterous

投机取巧

tóu jī qǔ qiǎo

to seize every opportunity; to be full of tricks

牙机巧制

yá jī qiǎo zhì

ingenious gear machine; elaborate contraption

语音技巧

yǔ yīn jì qiǎo

phonological skill

慢工出巧匠

màn gōng chū qiǎo jiàng

patient work makes a skilled craftsman

无巧不成书

wú qiǎo bù chéng shū

curious coincidence

来得早不如来得巧

lái de zǎo bù rú lái de qiǎo

arriving early can't beat coming at the right time; perfect timing

Idioms (5)

巧立名目

qiǎo lì míng mù

to fabricate excuses (idiom); to concoct various items (e.g. to pad an expense account)

巧舌如簧

qiǎo shé rú huáng

(lit.) to have a tongue like a reed (idiom); (fig.) to have a glib tongue

巧诈不如拙诚

qiǎo zhà bù rú zhuō chéng

the unvarnished truth is better than a cunning ruse (idiom); honesty is the best policy

熟能生巧

shú néng shēng qiǎo

with familiarity you learn the trick (idiom); practice makes perfect

花言巧语

huā yán qiǎo yǔ

graceful words, flowery speech (idiom); elegant but insincere words; cheating wheedling; dishonest rhetoric

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