巧

The character "巧" has 5 strokes. "巧" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "巧" has 1 pronunciations, . The pronunciations of "巧" are "qiǎo" . View the stroke order of "巧">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "巧"

n.: skill; workmanship

adj.: skilful; clever; adept; ingenious; deft; glib; cunning; deceitful; artful; opportune; coincidental

• skill : n.技巧；技艺；技能
• workmanship : n.做工；工艺
• skilful : adj.熟练的；有技巧的
• clever : adj.聪明的；伶俐的；健壮的；健康的；灵巧的；机敏的；熟练的；有才能的；明智的
• adept : adj.熟练的；擅长的
• ingenious : adj.机灵的；有独创性的；具创造力的；设计精巧的；巧妙的
• deft : adj.灵巧的；熟练的；敏捷的；巧妙的；淳熟的
• glib : adj.能说会道的；油嘴滑舌的；肤浅的；不诚恳的
• cunning : adj.狡猾的；狡诈的；诡诈的；可爱的；好看的；典雅的；巧妙的；灵巧的
• deceitful : adj.欺诈的；欺骗的
• artful : adj.聪明的；有技巧的；别具匠心的；有品位的
• opportune : adj.恰好的；适宜的；适时的；及时的
• coincidental : adj.巧合的；碰巧的；偶然的；同时发生

Form words with "巧"

文辞佻巧 flowery and flippant language

佻巧的女郎 frivolous girl

Example phrases using "巧"

• 来得早不如来得巧。

  Early arrival is no better than arrival at the most opportune moment. / To come early is not as good as to come on time.

• 巧饲粉能代替乳清粉和人工香料。

  Milk Chocolate Product can replace dried whey and artificial flavors.

• 再没那么巧的了,我昨天正碰见她.

  Funnily enough I met her just yesterday.

• 拉拉有三种颜色：黑、巧和黄。

  Labradors come in three colors: black, chocolate, and yellow.

• 有时巧合并没有看上去那么巧。

  Sometimes coincidences aren't as coincidental as they seem.

• 能在爱丁堡遇到你真是巧啊！

  What a coincidence to meet you here in Edinburgh.

• 巧的良好方法就是在做中学.

  Learning by doing is a good way to learn a skill.

• 你所发明的东西巧是巧，但不太实用。

  Your invention is ingenious , but not very practical.

• 谎言巧打扮, 迟早要拆穿.

  Though a lie is well dressed, it is ever overcome.

• 她在街头小店购得一盒巧…

  She bought a box of chocolates at the corner store.