Chinese word

凑巧

Pronunciation

Pinyincòu qiǎo

Meaning

  • adverbluckily

Example

凑巧，他没迟到。còu qiǎo tā méi chí dào

Luckily, he wasn't late.

Illustration for 凑巧 (luckily)

More examples

我凑巧发现旁边有一家咖啡店。wǒ còu qiǎo fā xiàn páng biān yǒu yì jiā kā fēi diàn

Luckily, I happened to find a coffee shop nearby.

Core concept

Chance brings the right circumstances together at the right moment, allowing an event to occur unexpectedly.

Common phrases

  • 凑巧发现còu qiǎo fā xiàn

    happen to find

  • 凑巧没迟到còu qiǎo méi chí dào

    happen not to be late

Similar words

碰巧pèng qiǎo: By chance, a suitable situation happens at a convenient moment.
正好zhèng hǎo: Matches a desired time, quantity, or state exactly.
恰巧qià qiǎo: Happens by coincidence precisely where or when it matters.
恰好qià hǎo: Is just right in size, form, degree, or timing.

Definition in Chinese

表示由于时机或条件正好合适，事情意外地成行或发生，常置于句首或动词前作副词。biǎo shì yóu yú shí jī huò tiáo jiàn zhèng hǎo hé shì shì qíng yì wài dì chéng háng huò fā shēng cháng zhì yú jù shǒu huò dòng cí qián zuò fù cí

Word origin

凑 (còu, "assemble or come together") + 巧 (qiǎo, "clever or fitting") describes a coincidence in which separate conditions fit together well.

Usage tips

  • 凑巧 (còuqiǎo, "coincidentally") can highlight the coincidence itself, not a person's deliberate choice or arrangement.

Other meanings

  • coincidentallyadverb

Opposites

  • 不巧bù qiǎounfortunatelyadverb

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