不巧

bùqiǎo

adverb #14,077

Meanings

1 unfortunately; as bad luck would have it
2 too bad

Characters

coincidentally; opportune

Examples

我去找他，不巧他不在家。

Wǒ qù zhǎo tā, bùqiǎo tā bù zài jiā.

I went to find him, but unfortunately he wasn't home.

不巧赶上了下雨天。

Bùqiǎo gǎnshàng le xiàyǔ tiān.

As luck would have it, we ran into rainy weather.

Tips

usage

不巧 is the opposite of 碰巧 (pèngqiǎo, by coincidence/luckily). Both describe chance events, but 不巧 = unlucky coincidence and 碰巧 = lucky coincidence.

Stroke Order

不 bù

巧 qiǎo