恰巧
Old HSK 6
恰巧 (qiàqiǎo) · by chance
恰巧 (qiàqiǎo) means “by chance; as it happens”. It is written with 2 characters: 恰 (just) + 巧 (by coincidence). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 恰巧 is built
The characters
恰 qià · just
What 恰 is made of
- 忄xīn — heart
- 八bā — eight
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 合hé — to combine
- 亼jí — to assemble
- 人rén — person
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亼jí — to assemble
巧 qiǎo · by coincidence
What 巧 is made of
- 工gōng — labor
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丄shàng — above
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丂kǎo — obstruction of breath (qi)
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 工 gives the meaning, 丂 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我去找他，恰巧他不在家。Wǒ qù zhǎo tā, qiàqiǎo tā bú zài jiā.I went to see him, but as it happened he wasn't home.
我们恰巧坐同一班火车。Wǒmen qiàqiǎo zuò tóng yì bān huǒchē.We happened to take the same train.
Questions about 恰巧
What does 恰巧 mean?
恰巧 (qiàqiǎo) means “by chance; as it happens”.
How do you pronounce 恰巧?
恰巧 is pronounced qiàqiǎo.
Which HSK level is 恰巧?
恰巧 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 恰当qiàdàngappropriate
- 恰到好处qiàdàohǎochùjust right
- 技巧jìqiǎoskill
- 巧克力qiǎokèlìchocolate
- 巧妙qiǎomiàoclever
- 巧qiǎoby coincidence
Learn 恰巧 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 144: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.