凑巧

• ピンイン: còu qiǎo
• 漢字の分解: 凑 = 冫+ 奏 (coincide); 巧 = 工 + 丂 (skillful, coincidental)

意味

ちょうど偶然に、運よく

Can be positive (lucky timing) or neutral (just happened to coincide). Often used at the beginning of a sentence to frame a coincidence. More casual than 恰好 or 恰巧.

例文

1. 凑巧我手上还有两张多余的票，你们要不要？
2. 我刚想打电话给他，凑巧他就来了。
3. 凑巧那天下雨，原定的户外活动只好取消。

使い方ガイド

場面: everyday, narrative, coincidence

トーン: casual

正しい言い方

• 太凑巧了，我们居然坐同一班飞机！(What a coincidence — we're on the same flight!)
• 凑巧我也在想这个问题。(As it happens, I was also thinking about this issue.)

避ける言い方

• 我凑巧故意这样做的 (Contradictory — 凑巧 implies chance, 故意 means deliberately)

起源と歴史

Compound of 凑 (to come together, coincide) + 巧 (clever, skillful, coincidental). Together meaning things coming together by chance.

文化的背景

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal