赶巧 (gǎn qiǎo) — by chance, coincidentally, as luck would have it
Definition
An adverb meaning 'as luck would have it / coincidentally' — a fortunate or fitting chance (often a small, serendipitous overlap), not a neutral accident like 偶然.
adverb
by chancecoincidentallyas luck would have it
Examples
- ，赶巧。Nà tiān wǒ qù zhǎo tā, gǎn qiǎo tā bú zài jiā.I went to see him that day, but as it happened he wasn't home.
- ，赶巧。Wǒ zhèng xū yào qián, gǎn qiǎo nǐ lái le.I was just in need of money, and as luck would have it you came.
- 赶巧，。gǎn qiǎo Wǒ yě zài chǎng, jiù yì qǐ qù le.As it happened, I was there too, so we went together.
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