不巧

bùqiǎo

adverb #14,077

Meanings

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

Characters

coincidentally; opportune

Examples

HSK 1

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.

HSK 4

不巧赶上了下雨天。

Bùqiǎo gǎnshàng le xiàyǔtiān.

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

Tips

usage

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

Stroke Order

不 bù

巧 qiǎo