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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
巧克力 qiǎokèlì	巧克力 \| 巧克力* \| *巧克力	(loanword) chocolate / CL: 塊｜块	HSK 4


巧 qiǎo	巧 \| 巧* \| *巧	opportunely / coincidentally / as it happens / skillful / timely	HSK 3


技巧 jìqiǎo	技巧 \| 技巧* \| *技巧	skill / technique	HSK 4


乖巧 guāiqiǎo	乖巧 \| 乖巧* \| *乖巧	clever (child) / smart / lovable / cute	HSK 7-9


巧妙 qiǎomiào	巧妙 \| 巧妙* \| *巧妙	ingenious; clever / ingenuity; artifice	HSK 6


牛奶巧克力 niúnǎiqiǎokèlì	牛奶巧克力 \| 牛奶巧克力* \| *牛奶巧克力	milk chocolate


巧合 qiǎohé	巧合 \| 巧合* \| *巧合	coincidence / coincidental / to coincide	HSK 7-9


白巧克力 báiqiǎokèlì	白巧克力 \| 白巧克力* \| *白巧克力	white chocolate


白巧 báiqiǎo	白巧 \| 白巧* \| *白巧	white chocolate (abbr. for 白巧克力)


花言巧语 huāyánqiǎoyǔ	花言巧语 \| 花言巧语* \| *花言巧语	graceful words, flowery speech (idiom); elegant but insincere words / cheating wheedling / dishonest rhetoric	花言巧語


不巧 bùqiǎo	不巧 \| 不巧* \| *不巧	too bad / unfortunately / as luck would have it


七巧板 qīqiǎobǎn	七巧板 \| 七巧板* \| *七巧板	tangram (traditional Chinese block puzzle)


偏巧 piānqiǎo	偏巧 \| 偏巧* \| *偏巧	by coincidence / it so happened that / fortunately / against expectation


恰巧 qiàqiǎo	恰巧 \| 恰巧* \| *恰巧	by chance; as chance would have it	HSK 7-9


熟能生巧 shúnéngshēngqiǎo	熟能生巧 \| 熟能生巧* \| *熟能生巧	with familiarity you learn the trick (idiom); practice makes perfect


黑巧克力 hēiqiǎokèlì	黑巧克力 \| 黑巧克力* \| *黑巧克力	dark chocolate


灵巧 língqiǎo	灵巧 \| 灵巧* \| *灵巧	deft / nimble / ingenious	靈巧 HSK 7-9


心灵手巧 xīnlíngshǒuqiǎo	心灵手巧 \| 心灵手巧* \| *心灵手巧	capable / clever / dexterous	心靈手巧 HSK 7-9


巧妇难为无米之炊 qiǎofùnánwéiwúmǐzhīchuī	巧妇…之炊 \| 巧妇…之炊* \| *巧妇…之炊	The cleverest housewife cannot cook without rice (idiom); You won't get anywhere without equipment.	巧婦難為無米之炊


精巧 jīngqiǎo	精巧 \| 精巧* \| *精巧	elaborate


小巧玲珑 xiǎoqiǎolínglóng	小巧玲珑 \| 小巧玲珑* \| *小巧玲珑	(idiom) dainty; delicate; exquisite	小巧玲瓏


巧辩 qiǎobiàn	巧辩 \| 巧辩* \| *巧辩	to argue skillfully or plausibly / rhetoric	巧辯


凑巧 còuqiǎo	凑巧 \| 凑巧* \| *凑巧	fortuitously / luckily / as chance has it	湊巧 HSK 7-9


机巧 jīqiǎo	机巧 \| 机巧* \| *机巧	cunning / dexterous / ingenious	機巧


碰巧 pèngqiǎo	碰巧 \| 碰巧* \| *碰巧	by chance / by coincidence / to happen to	HSK 7-9


弄巧反拙 nòngqiǎofǎnzhuō	弄巧反拙 \| 弄巧反拙* \| *弄巧反拙	see 弄巧成拙


弄巧成拙 nòngqiǎochéngzhuō	弄巧成拙 \| 弄巧成拙* \| *弄巧成拙	to overreach oneself / to try to be clever and end up with egg on one's face


投机取巧 tóujīqǔqiǎo	投机取巧 \| 投机取巧* \| *投机取巧	to gain advantage by any means, fair or foul; to be opportunistic; to be full of tricks	投機取巧


不凑巧 bùcòuqiǎo	不凑巧 \| 不凑巧* \| *不凑巧	unluckily	不湊巧


刚巧 gāngqiǎo	刚巧 \| 刚巧* \| *刚巧	by chance / by coincidence / by good luck	剛巧


巧了 qiǎole	巧了 \| 巧了* \| *巧了	what a coincidence!


巧妇 qiǎofù	巧妇 \| 巧妇* \| *巧妇	clever wife / ingenious housewife / Eurasian wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)	巧婦


无巧不成书 wúqiǎobùchéngshū	无巧不成书 \| 无巧不成书* \| *无巧不成书	curious coincidence	無巧不成書


花巧 huāqiǎo	花巧 \| 花巧* \| *花巧	fancy


来得早不如来得巧 láidezǎobùrúláideqiǎo	来得…得巧 \| 来得…得巧* \| *来得…得巧	arriving early can't beat coming at the right time / perfect timing	來得早不如來得巧


巧克力脆片 qiǎokèlìcuìpiàn	巧克力脆片 \| 巧克力脆片* \| *巧克力脆片	chocolate chip


巧立名目 qiǎolìmíngmù	巧立名目 \| 巧立名目* \| *巧立名目	to fabricate excuses (idiom) / to concoct various items (e.g. to pad an expense account)


取巧 qǔqiǎo	取巧 \| 取巧* \| *取巧	quick fix / opportune short cut (around a difficulty) / cheap trick (to get what one wants) / to pull a fast one


巧思 qiǎosī	巧思 \| 巧思* \| *巧思	innovative thinking / ingenuity


小巧 xiǎoqiǎo	小巧 \| 小巧* \| *小巧	small and exquisite / delicate / fine (features) / compact / nifty


手巧 shǒuqiǎo	手巧 \| 手巧* \| *手巧	to be skillful with one's hands / to be manually adroit


可巧 kěqiǎo	可巧 \| 可巧* \| *可巧	by happy coincidence


巧家县 Qiǎojiāxiàn	巧家县 \| 巧家县* \| *巧家县	Qiaojia county in Zhaotong 昭通, Yunnan	巧家縣


巧匠 qiǎojiàng	巧匠 \| 巧匠* \| *巧匠	skilled workman


巧言令色 qiǎoyánlìngsè	巧言令色 \| 巧言令色* \| *巧言令色	to be glib in one's speech and wear an ingratiating expression (idiom)


巧舌如簧 qiǎoshérúhuáng	巧舌如簧 \| 巧舌如簧* \| *巧舌如簧	lit. to have a tongue like the reed of a wind instrument (idiom) / fig. to have a glib tongue


纤巧 xiānqiǎo	纤巧 \| 纤巧* \| *纤巧	delicate / dainty	纖巧


巧人 qiǎorén	巧人 \| 巧人* \| *巧人	Homo habilis, extinct species of upright East African hominid (Tw)


巧诈 qiǎozhà	巧诈 \| 巧诈* \| *巧诈	deceitful / crafty / artful	巧詐


缪巧 miùqiǎo	缪巧 \| 缪巧* \| *缪巧	plan / scheme / intelligent / quick-witted	繆巧


巧诈不如拙诚 qiǎozhàbùrúzhuōchéng	巧诈…拙诚 \| 巧诈…拙诚* \| *巧诈…拙诚	the unvarnished truth is better than a cunning ruse (idiom) / honesty is the best policy	巧詐不如拙誠


巧计 qiǎojì	巧计 \| 巧计* \| *巧计	maneuver / scheme	巧計


讨巧 tǎoqiǎo	讨巧 \| 讨巧* \| *讨巧	to act cleverly to get what one desires / to get the best at least expense	討巧


轻巧 qīngqiǎo	轻巧 \| 轻巧* \| *轻巧	dexterous / deft / easy / light and easy to use / nimble / agile / lithe / graceful	輕巧


巧固球 qiǎogùqiú	巧固球 \| 巧固球* \| *巧固球	tchoukball (loanword)


巧手 qiǎoshǒu	巧手 \| 巧手* \| *巧手	skillful hands / dexterous / a dab hand


黑巧 hēiqiǎo	黑巧 \| 黑巧* \| *黑巧	dark chocolate (abbr. for 黑巧克力)


巧干 qiǎogàn	巧干 \| 巧干* \| *巧干	to work resourcefully / to apply intelligence	巧幹


慢工出巧匠 màngōngchūqiǎojiàng	慢工出巧匠 \| 慢工出巧匠* \| *慢工出巧匠	patient work makes a skilled craftsman


正巧 zhèngqiǎo	正巧 \| 正巧* \| *正巧	just by chance / to happen to (just at the right time) / opportune


巧家 Qiǎojiā	巧家 \| 巧家* \| *巧家	Qiaojia county in Zhaotong 昭通, Yunnan

Tip: Pinyin can be entered with or without tone numbers, e.g. 'nihao' or 'ni3hao3'.

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