# 恰巧 (qiàqiǎo)

In Mandarin Chinese, 恰巧 (qiàqiǎo) means “(adv) by chance; as it happened”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: (adv) by chance; as it happened
- Pinyin: qiàqiǎo (qia4 qiao3)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 我刚出门，恰巧遇到了老朋友。
  Wǒ gāng chūmén, qiàqiǎo yùdàole lǎo péngyou.
  Just as I stepped out, I happened to run into an old friend.

## Characters

- 恰 (qià): exactly; just
- [巧](https://hanziro.com/word/qiao-coincidentally/) (qiǎo): coincidentally; skillful

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

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