by chance; coincidentally
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadverb
by chance; coincidentally; as luck would have it
neutralIndicates that something happened by a fortunate coincidence, often serendipitous. Typically precedes the subject or the verb phrase.
Wǒ我
zhèng正
xiǎng想
zhǎo找
nǐ你
，
pèng碰
qiǎo巧
nǐ你
lái来
le了
。
I was just about to look for you, and coincidentally you came.
Wǒ我
pèng碰
qiǎo巧
zài在
shū书
diàn店
mǎi买
dào到
le了
zhè这
běn本
shū书
。
I happened to buy this book at the bookstore.
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Wǒ我
men们
pèng碰
qiǎo巧
shì是
tóng同
yī一
tiān天
shēng生
rì日
。
We happen to have the same birthday.
Pèng碰
qiǎo巧
jīn今
tiān天
chāo超
shì市
dǎ打
zhé折
，
wǒ我
men们
qù去
mǎi买
diǎn点
dōng东
xī西
ba吧
。
Coincidentally, the supermarket is having a sale today, let's go buy something.