刚巧 (gāng qiǎo) — happen to; just; exactly; it so happened that
Definition
A colloquial adverb meaning 'it just so happened that' — emphasizes a happy or convenient coincidence. Similar in meaning to 碰巧 and 恰好.
adverb
happen tojustexactlyit so happened that
Examples
- 刚巧。Wǒ chū mén shí gāng qiǎo yù dào lǎo tóng xué.I happened to run into an old classmate when I went out.
- 刚巧,。Xīng qī tiān tā gāng qiǎo méi shì, jiù yì qǐ qù le.He just happened to be free on Sunday, so he went along.
- 刚巧。Wǒ men dào de shí hou gāng qiǎo kāi shǐ xià yǔ.It just started raining when we arrived.
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