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凑巧
còu qiǎo
Meaning
- fortuitously
Definition
凑巧：表示正好、恰好的意思，通常指事情的发生或情况正好符合某种需要或期望。
by chance; fortunately; as luck would have it
Usage
常用于描述偶然的、碰巧发生的事情，带有一定的幸运色彩。可以作状语，修饰整个句子。
Often used to describe something that happens by chance or coincidence, usually with a sense of luck. It can be used as an adverbial modifying the whole sentence.
Examples
- 1 我去找他的时候，他凑巧在家。 (When I went to find him, he happened to be at home.)
- 2 我们凑巧在同一家餐厅吃饭。 (We happened to be eating at the same restaurant.)
- 3 凑巧的是，我在公交车上遇到了多年未见的老同学。 (As luck would have it, I met an old classmate I hadn't seen for years on the bus.)
- 4 这次比赛他凑巧获得了冠军。 (He won the championship by chance in this competition.)
- 5 我正需要一笔钱，凑巧中了彩票。 (I needed some money, and as luck would have it, I won the lottery.)
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