by coincidence; just by chance
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadverb
just by coincidence; precisely at the right moment
neutralUsed to express that something happened coincidentally or at a very opportune moment, often with a sense of pleasant surprise. It is used before verbs or verbal phrases.
Wǒ我
zhèng正
xiǎng想
zhǎo找
nǐ你
，
nǐ你
gāng刚
qiǎo巧
jiù就
lái来
le了
。
I was just thinking of looking for you, and you showed up right at that moment.
Tā他
chū出
mén门
de的
shí时
hou候
，
tiān天
gāng刚
qiǎo巧
fàng放
qíng晴
le了
。
Just as he was leaving the house, the sky cleared up by chance.
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Zhè这
jiàn件
yī衣
fu服
wǒ我
chuān穿
gāng刚
qiǎo巧
hé合
shēn身
。
This piece of clothing fits me perfectly by coincidence.
Wǒ我
men们
gāng刚
qiǎo巧
zài在
jī机
chǎng场
pèng碰
dào到
le了
lǎo老
tóng同
xué学
。
We happened to run into an old classmate at the airport.