Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "巧" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "巧" in Landscape Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
Pinyin
qiǎo
Definition
opportunely / coincidentally / as it happens / skillful / timely
ingenious / clever / ingenuity / artifice
能工巧匠 néng gōng qiǎo jiàng
skillful craftsman / skilful craftsman / a past master
coincidence / coincidental / to coincide
fortunately / unexpectedly / by coincidence
small and exquisite / delicate / fine (features) / compact / nifty
deft / nimble / ingenious
dexterous / deft / easy / light and easy to use / nimble / agile / lithe / graceful
graceful words, flowery speech (idiom); elegant but insincere words / cheating wheedling / dishonest rhetoric
by chance / by coincidence / to happen to
just by chance / to happen to (just at the right time) / opportune
too bad / unfortunately / as luck would have it
cunning / dexterous / ingenious
heist / grab and keep / rap and rend
dainty and delicate / exquisite
弄巧成拙 nòng qiǎo chéng zhuō
to overreach oneself / to try to be clever and end up with egg on one's face
by chance / by coincidence / by good luck
see 弄巧成拙[nong4 qiao3 cheng2 zhuo1]
diabolic tricks and wicked craft
The cleverest housewife cannot cook without rice (idiom); You won't get anywhere without equipment.
fortuitously / luckily / as chance has it
clever (child) / smart / lovable / cute
lit. to have a tongue like a reed (idiom) / fig. to have a glib tongue