巧合

qiǎohé

noun HSK 7-9 #3,107

Meanings

1 coincidence
2 coincidental

Characters

clever; coincidental

Literally 'cleverly fitting together'

Examples

真是太巧合了，我们竟然住在同一栋楼！

Zhēnshì tài qiǎohé le, wǒmen jìngrán zhù zài tóngyī dòng lóu!

What a coincidence — we actually live in the same building!

这不是巧合，是有人安排的。

Zhèbú shì qiǎohé, shì yǒurén ānpái de.

This is not a coincidence; someone arranged it.

Tips

usage

巧合 can be used as a noun (真是巧合 what a coincidence) or an adjective (太巧合了 so coincidental). The simpler word 巧 alone also means 'what a coincidence' in casual speech.

Stroke Order

巧 qiǎo

合 hé