正巧
zhèng qiǎo
Pinyin

Definition

正巧
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zhèng qiǎo
  1. just by chance
  2. to happen to (just at the right time)
  3. opportune

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

反正
fǎn zhèng
  1. 1 anyway
  2. 2 in any case
  3. 3 to come over from the enemy's side
正
zhēng
  1. 1 first month of the lunar year
正品
zhèng pǐn
  1. 1 certified goods
  2. 2 quality product
  3. 3 normal product
  4. 4 A-class goods
正在
zhèng zài
  1. 1 just at (that time)
  2. 2 right in (that place)
  3. 3 right in the middle of (doing sth)
正常
zhèng cháng
  1. 1 regular
  2. 2 normal
  3. 3 ordinary
正式
zhèng shì
  1. 1 formal
  2. 2 official
真正
zhēn zhèng
  1. 1 genuine
  2. 2 real
  3. 3 true
  4. 4 genuinely
乖巧
guāi qiǎo
  1. 1 clever (child)
  2. 2 smart
  3. 3 lovable
  4. 4 cute
修正
xiū zhèng
  1. 1 to revise
  2. 2 to amend
公正
gōng zhèng
  1. 1 just
  2. 2 fair
  3. 3 equitable
巧
qiǎo
  1. 1 opportunely
  2. 2 coincidentally
  3. 3 as it happens
  4. 4 skillful
  5. 5 timely
巧克力
qiǎo kè lì
  1. 1 chocolate (loanword)
  2. 2 CL:塊|块[kuài]
巧合
qiǎo hé
  1. 1 coincidence
  2. 2 coincidental
  3. 3 to coincide
巧妙
qiǎo miào
  1. 1 ingenious
  2. 2 clever
  3. 3 ingenuity
  4. 4 artifice
张居正
Zhāng Jū zhèng
  1. 1 Zhang Juzheng (1525-1582), Grand Secretary during the Ming dynasty, credited with bringing the dynasty to its apogee
技巧
jì qiǎo
  1. 1 skill
  2. 2 technique
改正
gǎi zhèng
  1. 1 to correct
  2. 2 to amend
  3. 3 to put right
  4. 4 correction
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
正午
zhèng wǔ
  1. 1 midday
  2. 2 noon
  3. 3 noonday
正太
zhèng tài
  1. 1 young, cute boy
  2. 2 derived from Japanese loanword shotacon 正太控[zhèng tài kòng]
正好
zhèng hǎo
  1. 1 just (in time)
  2. 2 just right
  3. 3 just enough
  4. 4 to happen to
  5. 5 to chance to
  6. 6 by chance
  7. 7 it just so happens that

Idioms (20)

上梁不正下梁歪
shàng liáng bù zhèng xià liáng wāi
  1. 1 lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom); fig. subordinates imitate their superiors' vices
偏邪不正
piān xié bù zhèng
  1. 1 biased
  2. 2 prejudiced (idiom)
就地正法
jiù dì zhèng fǎ
  1. 1 to execute on the spot (idiom); summary execution
  2. 2 to carry out the law on the spot
巧妇难为无米之炊
qiǎo fù nán wéi wú mǐ zhī chuī
  1. 1 The cleverest housewife cannot cook without rice (idiom); You won't get anywhere without equipment.
巧立名目
qiǎo lì míng mù
  1. 1 to fabricate excuses (idiom)
  2. 2 to concoct various items (e.g. to pad an expense account)
巧舌如簧
qiǎo shé rú huáng
  1. 1 lit. to have a tongue like a reed (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to have a glib tongue
巧言令色
qiǎo yán lìng sè
  1. 1 to be glib in one's speech and wear an ingratiating expression (idiom)
巧诈不如拙诚
qiǎo zhà bù rú zhuō chéng
  1. 1 the unvarnished truth is better than a cunning ruse (idiom)
  2. 2 honesty is the best policy
扶正压邪
fú zhèng yā xié
  1. 1 to uphold good and suppress evil (idiom)
舍正从邪
shě zhèng cóng xié
  1. 1 to be corrupted by evil influences (idiom)
改邪归正
gǎi xié guī zhèng
  1. 1 to mend one's ways (idiom)
  2. 2 to turn over a new leaf
横正暴敛
héng zhèng bào liǎn
  1. 1 to levy exorbitant taxes (idiom)
正中要害
zhèng zhòng yào hài
  1. 1 to hit the nail on the head (idiom)
正襟危坐
zhèng jīn wēi zuò
  1. 1 to sit upright and still (idiom)
正言厉色
zhèng yán lì sè
  1. 1 solemn in word and countenance (idiom); strict and unsmiling
  2. 2 also written 正顏厲色|正颜厉色
正颜厉色
zhèng yán lì sè
  1. 1 solemn in countenance (idiom); strict and unsmiling
熟能生巧
shú néng shēng qiǎo
  1. 1 with familiarity you learn the trick (idiom); practice makes perfect
矫枉过正
jiǎo wǎng guò zhèng
  1. 1 to overcorrect (idiom)
  2. 2 to overcompensate
义正辞严
yì zhèng cí yán
  1. 1 to speak forcibly out of a sense of righteousness (idiom)
脚正不怕鞋歪
jiǎo zhèng bù pà xié wāi
  1. 1 lit. a straight foot has no fear of a crooked shoe
  2. 2 an upright man is not afraid of gossip (idiom)

Sample Sentences

正巧！他就是那个不喜欢汤包的外国人，哈哈！
zhèngqiǎo ！tā jiù shì nàge bù xǐhuan tāngbāo de wàiguórén ，hāhā ！
What a coincidence! He happens to be the only foreigner who doesn't like steamed dumplings, ha ha!
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今天我想讨论的主题是“中国可怕吗？”我们这儿正巧有美国留学生阿龙，希望你能多多发表意见。首先，我想问一下，最近有哪些美国电影描写了中国？
jīntiān wǒ xiǎng tǎolùn de zhǔtí shì “Zhōngguó kěpà ma ？”wǒmen zhè zhèngqiǎo yǒu Měiguó liúxuésheng Ālóng ，xīwàng nǐ néng duōduō fābiǎo yìjiàn 。shǒuxiān ，wǒ xiǎng wèn yīxià ，zuìjìn yǒu nǎxiē Měiguó diànyǐng miáoxiě le Zhōngguó ？
The topic I’d like to discuss today is “Is China Scary?” It just so happens that we have Aaron, an American exchange student here. I hope you can share some of your own thoughts. First of all, let me ask: what American movies have portrayed China recently?
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