# 凑巧 (còuqiǎo)

In Mandarin Chinese, 凑巧 (còuqiǎo) means “by chance; fortunately; as luck would have it”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: by chance; fortunately; as luck would have it
- Pinyin: còuqiǎo (cou4 qiao3)
- Traditional: 湊巧
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 真凑巧，我在书店里遇见了他。
  zhēn còuqiǎo, wǒ zài shūdiàn lǐ yùjiàn le tā.
  As luck would have it, I met him at the bookstore.

## Characters

- [凑](https://hanziro.com/word/cou-gather-together/) (còu): to gather together; to pool
- [巧](https://hanziro.com/word/qiao-coincidentally/) (qiǎo): coincidentally; skillful

https://hanziro.com/word/cou-qiao-by-chance/

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