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巧 qiǎo

skillful, ingenious, clever

Strokes
5
Level
HSK 4
Radical
工
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 工丂 ⿰工丂

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  1. 我喜欢吃巧克力。
    Wǒ xǐhuan chī qiǎokèlì.
    I like eating chocolate.
    I like eat chocolate
  2. 你的方法是不是很巧妙？
    Nǐ de fāngfǎ shì bu shì hěn qiǎomiào?
    Isn't your method very clever?
    you (particle) method is not is very clever
  3. 学好一门语言需要掌握一些技巧。
    Xuéhǎo yì mén yǔyán xūyào zhǎngwò yìxiē jìqiǎo.
    Learning a language well requires mastering some techniques.
    learn-well one (measure) language need master some technique
  4. 这个方法一点儿都不巧妙。
    Zhège fāngfǎ yìdiǎnr dōu bù qiǎomiào.
    This method isn't clever at all.
    this (measure) method a-little all not clever
  5. 昨天在公园，我恰巧遇到了老同学。
    Zuótiān zài gōngyuán, wǒ qiàqiǎo yùdàole lǎo tóngxué.
    Yesterday at the park, I happened to run into an old classmate.
    yesterday at park, I happen-to-coincide meet(past) old classmate

Words with 巧 (5)