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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