正巧

zhèngqiǎo

adverb #12,921

Meanings

1 just by chance; to happen to; as luck would have it

Characters

just; right; exactly

coincidental; skillful

Examples

HSK 4

我正巧路过，就进来看看。

Wǒ zhèngqiǎo lùguò, jiù jìnlái kànkan.

I just happened to be passing by, so I came in to have a look.

HSK 5

正巧那天他也在场。

Zhèngqiǎo nàtiān tā yě zàichǎng.

As it happened, he was also there that day.

Tips

usage

Synonymous with 恰好 (qiàhǎo) and 碰巧 (pèngqiǎo). 正巧 emphasizes the timing of a coincidence - 'right at that moment, by chance.'

Stroke Order

正 zhèng

巧 qiǎo