刚巧

剛巧

gāngqiǎo

adverb #19,084

Meanings

1 by chance
2 by coincidence
3 as it happens

Characters

coincidental; skillful

Examples

我去找他的时候，他刚巧出门了。

Wǒ qù zhǎo tā de shíhou, tā gāngqiǎo chūmén le.

When I went to look for him, he had just happened to go out.

刚巧我手上有两张票。

Gāngqiǎo wǒ shǒu shàng yǒu liǎng zhāng piào.

As it happens, I have two tickets on me.

Tips

usage

刚巧 is interchangeable with 恰巧 (qiàqiǎo) and 碰巧 (pèngqiǎo). All mean 'by coincidence'.

Stroke Order

刚 gāng

巧 qiǎo