巧 qiǎo

1. qiǎo adverb opportune; coincidental; lucky; timely
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 恰好 (CC-CEDICT '巧'; GHC '巧' 4; Guoyu '巧' adv; Kroll 2015 '巧' 4; Mathews 1931 '巧', p. 101)
2. qiǎo adjective artfully crafted
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: For example, of an object created by a skilled artisan (Guoyu '巧' adj 3)
3. qiǎo adjective beautiful; charming
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Synonymous with 美好 or 美丽 in this sense (GHC '巧' 2; Guoyu '巧' adj 2; Kroll 2015 '巧' 1b)
4. qiǎo adjective false
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Synonymous with 伪 in this sense (GHC '巧' 3; Guoyu '巧' adj 4)
5. qiǎo noun acumen; skill; talent
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 技巧 (GHC '巧' 1; Guoyu '巧' n; Kroll 2015 '巧' 1)
6. qiǎo noun clever; skillful; masterful
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: For example, in literary Chinese, 巧詐不如拙誠 'it is better to be simplictically honest than cleverly deceitful'; from Han Feizi's Shuo Lin Shang (CC-CEDICT '巧'; DCP 'Q102'; Guoyu '巧' adj 1; Kroll 2015 '巧' 3; Mathews 1931 '巧', p. 101)
7. qiǎo verb to cheat
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '巧' 2)
8. qiǎo bound form agape
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Bound with 巧老 'open and hollow' (Kroll 2015 '巧' 5)

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• 尝巧(嘗巧) to test somebody's ability
• 巧人 Homo habilis
• 巧笑倩兮 a beautiful smiling expression
• 巧思 a clever idea
• 巧计(巧計) a clever plan; an elegant maneuver
• 巧工 a skilled artisan ; a skilled worker
• 巧固球 tchoukball
• 乖巧 clever; smart; lovable; cute
• 巧克力色 chocolate
• 心灵手巧(心靈手巧) capable; clever; dexterous
• 偏巧 by coincidence; it so happened that; fortunately; against expectation
• 巧发奇中(巧發奇中) skilled fortune telling
• 灵巧(靈巧) dexterous
• 巧手 skillful hands; dexterous; a dab hand
• 小巧玲珑(小巧玲瓏) dainty and delicate; exquisite
• 轻巧(輕巧) dexterous; deft; easy; light and easy to use; nimble; agile; lithe; graceful
• 小巧 exquisite
• 工巧 a skilled worker ; beautiful; refined
• 巧妇鸟(巧婦鳥) tailorbird; wren
• 奸巧 deceitful
• 技巧 skill; technique ; ability for flattery
• 巧妙手段 an ingenious move
• 巧立名目 to fabricate excuses; to concoct various items (e.g. to pad an expense account)
• 恰巧 by chance; fortunately
• 巧诈不如拙诚(巧詐不如拙誠) it is better to be simplictically honest than cleverly deceitful
• 巧诋(巧詆) slander
• 巧舌如簧 to have a tongue like a reed; to have a glib tongue
• 可巧 by coincidence
• 淫巧 specious; dishonest
• 正巧 by chance
• 巧舌 a false statement
• 辞巧(辭巧) masterful expressions
• 奇巧 clever; ingenious ; crafty; tricky
• 巧佞 schemers and flatterers
• 巧妙 ingenious; clever
• 巧合 by coincidence; coincidentally
• 精巧 elaborate
• 巧遇 to meet by chance
• 无巧不成书(無巧不成書) curious coincidence
• 花巧 fancy
• 来得早不如来得巧(來得早不如來得巧) arriving early can't beat coming at the right time; perfect timing
• 巧言 pleasant but false speech
• 巧不可阶(巧不可階) unmatchable
• 巧妇难为无米之炊(巧婦難為無米之炊) The cleverest housewife cannot cook without rice; You won't get anywhere without equipment.
• 巧月 seventh month
• 投机取巧(投機取巧) to seize every opportunity; to be full of tricks
• 巧雕 sculpture of clevernes

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贾巧姐 、 工巧国 、 巧家县 、 语音技巧

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• 第二回 Chapter 119 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 34
• 卷二十九 魏書二十九 方技傳 Volume 29: Book of Wei 29 - Biographies of fangshis and artisans Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志 — count: 20
• Daode Jing 《道德經》 Daode Jing 道德經 — count: 12
• 第二回 Chapter 118 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 12
• 第二回 Chapter 84 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 11
• 卷十六 Scroll 16 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 11
• 卷十七 Scroll 17 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 11
• 第二回 Chapter 113 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 11
• 第六十五回 Chapter 65 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 10
• 卷五十五 Scroll 55 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 10