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Meaning of 巧

Pinyin qiǎo

Radical

工

Strokes

Definition

opportunely / coincidentally / as it happens / skillful / timely

Usage

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巧 [qiǎo] 形【本义】: 技艺高明、精巧 1. 技能好，灵敏: skillful; ingenious - 如: 巧妙 (ingenious); 巧思 (clever idea); 巧劲 (skillful effort); 巧干 (skillful work); 精巧 (exquisite); 轻巧 (light and nimble); 乖巧 (clever and compliant); 心灵手巧 (dexterous); 巧发奇中 (hits the mark unexpectedly). 2. 美好: fine; beautiful - 如: 巧笑 (a beautiful smile). 3. 虚伪（特指语言）: false; cunning; deceitful - 如: 巧言 (cunning words); 巧诈 (deceit); 巧辩 (evasive rhetoric); 巧言令色 (deceptive words and appearances). 4. 恰好: just right; coincidently - 如: 巧合 (coincidence); 巧遇 (a fortunate encounter); 恰巧 (just right). 名技巧: skill; technique 副恰好; 刚好: just right; coincidently; opportunely - 如: 巧值 (by coincidence); 巧凑 (by chance); 巧巧 (exactly right); 碰巧 (by chance); 凑巧 (by coincidence); 难道就那么巧? (Could it be such a coincidence?). 动擅长; 善于: be good at - 如: 巧梅 (good at seeking); 巧士 (a person skilled in a particular art). ### 引用/例句 1. 《说文》: 巧，技也。 2. 《墨子·贵义》: 利于人，谓之巧。 3. 《庄子·天道》: 刻雕众形，而不为巧。 4. 马融《长笛赋》: 工人巧士。 5. 明·魏学洢《核舟记》: 明有奇巧人曰王叔远。 6. 如: 巧思 (精巧的构思、设计); 巧工 (技艺高超的工匠); 巧任 (技巧，技能); 精巧; 工巧 (能很快发明的创造力量和品质); 巧夺天孙 (比喻比织女更巧); 巧舌 (灵巧的舌头); 巧便 (灵便; 灵巧); 小巧 (小而灵巧); 手巧 (手灵巧，手艺高). 7. 机巧 ([En.] adroit; ingenious). 8. 如: 巧诈 (机巧诈伪); 巧谲 (机巧诡诈); 巧心 (机巧之心); 巧佞 (奸诈机巧); 巧媚 (机灵而善谄媚). 9. 美好; 美丽 ([En.] fine). 10. 如: 巧笑 (美好的笑容); 巧丽 (美妙华丽); 巧媚 (形容姿态美好); 巧地方. 11. 虚浮不实，伪诈 ([En.] false; cunning; deceitful). 12. 如: 巧语虚言 (花言巧语); 巧说 (用花言巧语欺骗人); 巧言 (表面上好听而实际上虚伪的话); 巧佞 (奸诈机巧); 巧故 (伪诈). 13. 聪明 ([En.] clever). 14. 如: 巧主儿 (聪明人); 巧黠 (精明而狡猾); 巧妇 (聪明能干的妇女).

巧妙 qiǎo miào

ingenious / clever / ingenuity / artifice

能工巧匠 néng gōng qiǎo jiàng

skillful craftsman / skilful craftsman / a past master

技巧 jì qiǎo

skill / technique

精巧 jīng qiǎo

elaborate

巧合 qiǎo hé

coincidence / coincidental / to coincide

恰巧 qià qiǎo

fortunately / unexpectedly / by coincidence

小巧 xiǎo qiǎo

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

灵巧 líng qiǎo

deft / nimble / ingenious

轻巧 qīng qiǎo

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

花言巧语 huā yán qiǎo yǔ

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

碰巧 pèng qiǎo

by chance / by coincidence / to happen to

可巧 kě qiǎo

by happy coincidence

正巧 zhèng qiǎo

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

不巧 bù qiǎo

too bad / unfortunately / as luck would have it

机巧 jī qiǎo

cunning / dexterous / ingenious

巧取豪夺 qiǎo qǔ háo duó

heist / grab and keep / rap and rend

小巧玲珑 xiǎo qiǎo líng lóng

dainty and delicate / exquisite

弄巧成拙 nòng qiǎo chéng zhuō

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

刚巧 gāng qiǎo

by chance / by coincidence / by good luck

弄巧反拙 nòng qiǎo fǎn zhuō

see 弄巧成拙[nong4 qiao3 cheng2 zhuo1]

奇技淫巧 qí jì yín qiǎo

diabolic tricks and wicked craft

巧妇难为无米之炊 qiǎo fù nán wéi wú mǐ zhī chuī

The cleverest housewife cannot cook without rice (idiom); You won't get anywhere without equipment.

凑巧 còu qiǎo

fortuitously / luckily / as chance has it

乖巧 guāi qiǎo

clever (child) / smart / lovable / cute

林巧稚 lín qiǎo zhì

Lin Qiaozhi

巧舌如簧 qiǎo shé rú huáng

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