qiǎo巧
巧
HSK 3
common
adjective
Meaning of 巧
巧 means clever; skillful; ingenious; dexterous; nimble; quick-witted. Pronounced qiǎo. HSK 3.
- clever; skillful; ingenious
- dexterous; nimble; quick-witted
- by coincidence;恰巧；just in time; fortunately
Character Info
Radical攵
Strokes9
Components
少
攵
Stroke Order
巧
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
shì是
yī一
wèi位
néng能
gōng工
qiǎo巧
jiàng匠
，
shén什
me么
dōu都
néng能
zuò做
。
He is a skilled craftsman who can make anything.
Zhè这
ge个
shè设
jì计
hěn很
qiǎo巧
miào妙
，
jiě解
jué决
le了
wǒ我
men们
de的
wèn问
tí题
。
This design is very ingenious and solved our problem.
Tā她
yòng用
qiǎo巧
gàn干
dài代
tì替
mán蛮
gàn干
，
xiào效
lǜ率
tí提
gāo高
le了
hěn很
duō多
。
She replaced brute force with skillful work, greatly improving efficiency.
Zhè这
wèi位
lǎo老
mù木
jiang匠
de的
shǒu手
yì艺
zhēn真
qiǎo巧
，
zuò做
chū出
lái来
de的
jiā家
jù具
hěn很
jīng精
měi美
。
This old carpenter's craftsmanship is truly skillful; the furniture he makes is exquisite.
Xué学
xí习
bù不
jǐn仅
yào要
nǔ努
lì力
，
hái还
yào要
jiǎng讲
jiū究
qiǎo巧
fāng方
fǎ法
。
Learning requires not only effort but also clever methods.
Relations
Common Words
巧妙qiǎomiào
clever; ingenious; skillful
巧合qiǎohé
coincidental; by chance
灵巧 / 靈巧língqiǎo
dexterous; nimble; ingenious
恰巧qiàqiǎo
by chance; coincidentally; as luck would have it
技巧jìqiǎo
skill; technique; tip
乖巧guāiqiǎo
adorable; clever; well-behaved
精巧jīngqiǎo
exquisite; ingenious; delicate
花言巧语 / 花言巧語huāyánqiǎoyǔ
sweet talk; honeyed words; to sweet-talk
心灵手巧 / 心靈手巧xīnlíngshǒuqiǎo
clever and skillful; bright and deft