Usage of the character 巧
qiǎo
巧
[巧]
- opportunely
- coincidentally
- as it happens
- skillful
- timely
qīngqiǎo
轻巧
[輕巧]
- dexterous
- deft
- easy
- light and easy to use
- nimble
- agile
- lithe
- graceful
xiǎoqiǎo
小巧
[小巧]
- small and exquisite
- delicate
- fine (features)
- compact
- nifty
qiǎorén
巧人
[巧人]
- Homo habilis, extinct species of upright East African hominid (Tw)
qiǎogàn
巧干
[巧幹]
- to work resourcefully
- to apply intelligence
còuqiǎo
凑巧
[湊巧]
- fortuitously
- luckily
- as chance has it
jìqiǎo
技巧
[技巧]
- skill
- technique
qiǎojiàng
巧匠
[巧匠]
- skilled workman
bùqiǎo
不巧
[不巧]
- too bad
- unfortunately
- as luck would have it
qǔqiǎo
取巧
[取巧]
- quick fix
- opportune short cut (around a difficulty)
- cheap trick (to get what one wants)
- to pull a fast one
piānqiǎo
偏巧
[偏巧]
- by coincidence
- it so happened that
- fortunately
- against expectation
qiǎohé
巧合
[巧合]
- coincidence
- coincidental
- to coincide
qiǎobiàn
巧辩
[巧辯]
- to argue skillfully or plausibly
- rhetoric
pèngqiǎo
碰巧
[碰巧]
- by chance
- by coincidence
- to happen to
qiǎozhà
巧诈
[巧詐]
- deceitful
- crafty
- artful
zhèngqiǎo
正巧
[正巧]
- just by chance
- to happen to (just at the right time)
- opportune
qiǎomiào
巧妙
[巧妙]
- ingenious; clever
- ingenuity; artifice
jīngqiǎo
精巧
[精巧]
- elaborate
gāngqiǎo
刚巧
[剛巧]
- by chance
- by coincidence
- by good luck
qiǎosī
巧思
[巧思]
- innovative thinking
- ingenuity
guāiqiǎo
乖巧
[乖巧]
- clever (child)
- smart
- lovable
- cute
qiǎole
巧了
[巧了]
- what a coincidence!
kěqiǎo
可巧
[可巧]
- by happy coincidence
xiānqiǎo
纤巧
[纖巧]
- delicate
- dainty
jīqiǎo
机巧
[機巧]
- cunning
- dexterous
- ingenious
tǎoqiǎo
讨巧
[討巧]
- to act cleverly to get what one desires
- to get the best at least expense
miùqiǎo
缪巧
[繆巧]
- plan
- scheme
- intelligent
- quick-witted
língqiǎo
灵巧
[靈巧]
- deft
- nimble
- ingenious
huāqiǎo
花巧
[花巧]
- fancy
shǒuqiǎo
手巧
[手巧]
- to be skillful with one's hands
- to be manually adroit
Qiǎojiā
巧家
[巧家]
- Qiaojia county in Zhaotong 昭通 ( Zhāotōng), Yunnan
qiǎojì
巧计
[巧計]
- maneuver
- scheme
qiǎoshǒu
巧手
[巧手]
- skillful hands
- dexterous
- a dab hand
qiǎofù
巧妇
[巧婦]
- clever wife
- ingenious housewife
- Eurasian wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
qiàqiǎo
恰巧
[恰巧]
- by chance; as chance would have it
qiǎogùqiú
巧固球
[巧固球]
- tchoukball (loanword)
qīqiǎobǎn
七巧板
[七巧板]
- tangram (traditional Chinese block puzzle)
bùcòuqiǎo
不凑巧
[不湊巧]
- unluckily
Qiǎojiāxiàn
巧家县
[巧家縣]
- Qiaojia county in Zhaotong 昭通 ( Zhāotōng), Yunnan
qiǎokèlì
巧克力
[巧克力]
- chocolate (loanword)
- CL:塊／块 (kuài)
yǔyīnjìqiǎo
语音技巧
[語音技巧]
- phonological skill
xīnlíngshǒuqiǎo
心灵手巧
[心靈手巧]
- capable
- clever
- dexterous
qiǎoshérúhuáng
巧舌如簧
[巧舌如簧]
- lit. to have a tongue like the reed of a wind instrument (idiom)
- fig. to have a glib tongue
xiǎoqiǎolínglóng
小巧玲珑
[小巧玲瓏]
- dainty and delicate
- exquisite
shúnéngshēngqiǎo
熟能生巧
[熟能生巧]
- with familiarity you learn the trick (idiom); practice makes perfect
huāyánqiǎoyǔ
花言巧语
[花言巧語]
- graceful words, flowery speech (idiom); elegant but insincere words
- cheating wheedling
- dishonest rhetoric
nòngqiǎochéngzhuō
弄巧成拙
[弄巧成拙]
- to overreach oneself
- to try to be clever and end up with egg on one's face
nòngqiǎofǎnzhuō
弄巧反拙
[弄巧反拙]
- see 弄巧成拙 (nòngqiǎochéngzhuō)
qiǎolìmíngmù
巧立名目
[巧立名目]
- to fabricate excuses (idiom)
- to concoct various items (e.g. to pad an expense account)
tóujīqǔqiǎo
投机取巧
[投機取巧]
- to gain advantage by any means, fair or foul; to be opportunistic; to be full of tricks
qiǎoyánlìngsè
巧言令色
[巧言令色]
- to be glib in one's speech and wear an ingratiating expression (idiom)
qiǎokèlìcuìpiàn
巧克力脆片
[巧克力脆片]
- chocolate chip
wúqiǎobùchéngshū
无巧不成书
[無巧不成書]
- curious coincidence
màngōngchūqiǎojiàng
慢工出巧匠
[慢工出巧匠]
- patient work makes a skilled craftsman
qiǎozhàbùrúzhuōchéng
巧诈不如拙诚
[巧詐不如拙誠]
- the unvarnished truth is better than a cunning ruse (idiom)
- honesty is the best policy
qiǎofùnánwéiwúmǐzhīchuī
巧妇难为无米之炊
[巧婦難為無米之炊]
- The cleverest housewife cannot cook without rice (idiom); You won't get anywhere without equipment.
láidezǎobùrúláideqiǎo
来得早不如来得巧
[來得早不如來得巧]
- arriving early can't beat coming at the right time
- perfect timing