凑巧 (còu qiǎo) — coincidental, fortuitous, happening by chance
Definition
Còuqiǎo means 'coincidentally, as luck has it' — close in meaning to 巧合 and 巧, but it typically appears before a clause as an adverbial framing a chance event.
adjective
coincidentalfortuitoushappening by chance
Examples
- 凑巧，！Zhēn shì tài còu qiǎo le, wǒ men jū rán zuò tóng yī bān fēi jī!What a coincidence — we're actually on the same flight!
- 凑巧，。còu qiǎo Wǒ nà tiān yě zài shū diàn, jiù yù dào le tā.Coincidentally, I was at the bookstore that day too, and I ran into him.
- 凑巧，。Shì qing méi yǒu nà me còu qiǎo, tā shì gù yì lái zhǎo nǐ de.It wasn't that coincidental — he came looking for you on purpose.
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