巧克力 qiǎokèlì, chocolate (loanword)/CL:塊|块[kuài] 技巧 jìqiǎo, skill/technique 巧合 qiǎohé, coincidence/coincidental/to coincide 巧 qiǎo, opportunely/coincidentally/as it happens/skillful/timely 碰巧 pèngqiǎo, by chance/by coincidence/to happen to 巧妙 qiǎomiào, ingenious/clever/ingenuity/artifice 凑巧 còuqiǎo, [湊巧], fortuitously/luckily/as chance has it 恰巧 qiàqiǎo, fortunately/unexpectedly/by coincidence 正巧 zhèngqiǎo, just by chance/to happen to (just at the right time)/opportune 不巧 bùqiǎo, too bad/unfortunately/as luck would have it 小巧 xiǎoqiǎo, small and exquisite/delicate/fine (features)/compact/nifty 轻巧 qīngqiǎo, [輕巧], dexterous/deft/easy/light and easy to use/nimble/agile/lithe/graceful 精巧 jīngqiǎo, elaborate 灵巧 língqiǎo, [靈巧], deft/nimble/ingenious 刚巧 gāngqiǎo, [剛巧], by chance/by coincidence/by good luck 熟能生巧 shúnéngshēngqiǎo, with familiarity you learn the trick (idiom); practice makes perfect 投机取巧 tóujīqǔqiǎo, [投機取巧], to seize every opportunity/to be full of tricks 乖巧 guāiqiǎo, clever (child)/smart/lovable/cute 弄巧成拙 nòngqiǎochéngzhuō, to overreach oneself/to try to be clever and end up with egg on one's face 巧舌如簧 qiǎoshérúhuáng, lit. to have a tongue like a reed (idiom)/fig. to have a glib tongue 巧手 qiǎoshǒu, skillful hands/dexterous/a dab hand 讨巧 tǎoqiǎo, [討巧], to act cleverly to get what one desires/to get the best at least expense 巧妇 qiǎofù, [巧婦], clever wife/ingenious housewife/Eurasian wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) 花言巧语 huāyánqiǎoyǔ, [花言巧語], graceful words, flowery speech (idiom); elegant but insincere words/cheating whe... 心灵手巧 xīnlíngshǒuqiǎo, [心靈手巧], capable/clever/dexterous 手巧 shǒuqiǎo, to be skillful with one's hands/to be manually adroit 小巧玲珑 xiǎoqiǎolínglóng, [小巧玲瓏], dainty and delicate/exquisite 七巧板 qīqiǎobǎn, tangram (traditional Chinese block puzzle) 巧计 qiǎojì, [巧計], maneuver/scheme 偏巧 piānqiǎo, by coincidence/it so happened that/fortunately/against expectation 取巧 qǔqiǎo, quick fix/opportune short cut (around a difficulty)/cheap trick (to get what one... 巧匠 qiǎojiàng, skilled workman 巧思 qiǎosī, innovative thinking/ingenuity 巧辩 qiǎobiàn, [巧辯], to argue skillfully or plausibly/rhetoric 不凑巧 bùcòuqiǎo, [不湊巧], unluckily 可巧 kěqiǎo, by happy coincidence 巧人 qiǎorén, Homo habilis, extinct species of upright East African hominid (Tw) 巧克力脆片 qiǎokèlìcuìpiàn, chocolate chip 巧固球 qiǎogùqiú, tchoukball (loanword) 巧妇难为无米之炊 qiǎofùnánwéiwúmǐzhīchuī, [巧婦難為無米之炊], The cleverest housewife cannot cook without rice (idiom); You won't get anywhere... 巧家 Qiǎojiā, Qiaojia county in Zhaotong 昭通[Zhāo tōng], Yunnan 巧家县 Qiǎojiāxiàn, [巧家縣], Qiaojia county in Zhaotong 昭通[Zhāo tōng], Yunnan 巧干 qiǎogàn, [巧幹], to work resourcefully/to apply intelligence 巧立名目 qiǎolìmíngmù, to fabricate excuses (idiom)/to concoct various items (e.g. to pad an expense ac... 巧言令色 qiǎoyánlìngsè, to be glib in one's speech and wear an ingratiating expression (idiom) 巧诈 qiǎozhà, [巧詐], deceitful/crafty/artful 巧诈不如拙诚 qiǎozhàbùrúzhuōchéng, [巧詐不如拙誠], the unvarnished truth is better than a cunning ruse (idiom)/honesty is the best ... 弄巧反拙 nòngqiǎofǎnzhuō, see 弄巧成拙[nòng qiǎo chéng zhuō] 慢工出巧匠 màngōngchūqiǎojiàng, patient work makes a skilled craftsman 无巧不成书 wúqiǎobùchéngshū, [無巧不成書], curious coincidence 机巧 jīqiǎo, [機巧], cunning/dexterous/ingenious 来得早不如来得巧 láidezǎobùrúláideqiǎo, [來得早不如來得巧], arriving early can't beat coming at the right time/perfect timing 牙机巧制 yájīqiǎozhì, [牙機巧制], ingenious gear machine/elaborate contraption 纤巧 xiānqiǎo, [纖巧], delicate/dainty 缪巧 miùqiǎo, [繆巧], plan/scheme/intelligent/quick-witted 花巧 huāqiǎo, fancy 语音技巧 yǔyīnjìqiǎo, [語音技巧], phonological skill