English–Chinese
“coincidence” in Chinese
Chinese
Pronunciation
Pinyinqiǎo hé
Example
我们遇见她纯属巧合。wǒ men yù jiàn tā chún shú qiǎo hé
It was purely a coincidence that we met her.
How to say “coincidence” in Chinese
“Coincidence” in Chinese is 巧合 (qiǎo hé).
Separate events happen to line up without any necessary connection between them.
Example sentences with 巧合
两位证人的说法完全一致，这可能并非巧合。liǎng wèi zhèng rén de shuō fǎ wán quán yí zhì zhè kě néng bìng fēi qiǎo hé
The two witnesses' statements are exactly the same, so this may not be a coincidence.
Tips for using 巧合
- For a short spoken reaction, 真是巧合 (zhēn shì qiǎohé, "what a coincidence") works as a noun phrase, while 碰巧 (pèngqiǎo, "by chance") describes how an action happens.