不巧 bù qiǎo ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄠˇ bat1 haau2
- too bad
- unfortunately
- as luck would have it
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不
- 不下 bù xià ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ bat1 haa6 to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc)
- 不久 bù jiǔ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ bat1 gau2 not long (after)
- 不但 bù dàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄢˋ bat1 daan6 not only (... but also ...)
- 不便 bù biàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ bat1 bin6 inconvenient
- 不值 bù zhí ㄅㄨˋ ㄓˊ bat1 zik6 not worth
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- 不停 bù tíng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄧㄥˊ bat1 ting4 incessant
- 不仅 不僅 bù jǐn ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˇ bat1 gan2 not just; not limited to
- 不光 bù guāng ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄤ bat1 gwong1 not the only one
- 不免 bù miǎn ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄢˇ bat1 min5 inevitably
- 不公 bù gōng ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄥ bat1 gung1 unjust
- 不再 bù zài ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄞˋ bat1 zoi3 no more; no longer
- 不准 bù zhǔn ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄣˇ bat1 zeon2 not to allow
- 不凡 bù fán ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄢˊ bat1 faan4 extraordinary; remarkable; exceptional
- 不利 bù lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 lei6 unfavorable
- 不到 bù dào ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄠˋ bat1 dou3 not to arrive
- 不力 bù lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 lik6 not to do one's best
- 不及 bù jí ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ bat1 kap6 to fall short of
- 不同 bù tóng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ bat1 tung4 different
- 不堪 bù kān ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄢ bat1 ham1 cannot bear
- 不够 不夠 bù gòu ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄡˋ bat1 gau3 not enough
巧
- 乖巧 guāi qiǎo ㄍㄨㄞ ㄑㄧㄠˇ gwaai1 haau2 clever (child)
- 巧合 qiǎo hé ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄜˊ haau2 hap6 coincidence
- 巧妙 qiǎo miào ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄇㄧㄠˋ haau2 miu6 ingenious; clever
- 恰巧 qià qiǎo ㄑㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄧㄠˇ hap1 haau2 by chance; as chance would have it
- 技巧 jì qiǎo ㄐㄧˋ ㄑㄧㄠˇ gei6 haau2 skill
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- 凑巧 湊巧 còu qiǎo ㄘㄡˋ ㄑㄧㄠˇ cau3 haau2 fortuitously
- 碰巧 pèng qiǎo ㄆㄥˋ ㄑㄧㄠˇ pung3 haau2 by chance
- 灵巧 靈巧 líng qiǎo ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄠˇ ling4 haau2 deft
- 巧克力 qiǎo kè lì ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄎㄜˋ ㄌㄧˋ haau2 hak1 lik6 (loanword) chocolate
- 心灵手巧 心靈手巧 xīn líng shǒu qiǎo ㄒㄧㄣ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄠˇ sam1 ling4 sau2 haau2 capable
- 偏巧 piān qiǎo ㄆㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄠˇ pin1 haau2 by coincidence
- 刚巧 剛巧 gāng qiǎo ㄍㄤ ㄑㄧㄠˇ gong1 haau2 by chance
- 取巧 qǔ qiǎo ㄑㄩˇ ㄑㄧㄠˇ ceoi2 haau2 quick fix
- 可巧 kě qiǎo ㄎㄜˇ ㄑㄧㄠˇ ho2 haau2 by happy coincidence
- 小巧 xiǎo qiǎo ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄧㄠˇ siu2 haau2 small and exquisite
- 巧了 qiǎo le ㄑㄧㄠˇ ˙ㄌㄜ haau2 liu5 what a coincidence!
- 巧人 qiǎo rén ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊ haau2 jan4 Homo habilis, extinct species of upright East African hominid (Tw)
- 巧匠 qiǎo jiàng ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄤˋ haau2 zoeng6 skilled workman
- 巧妇 巧婦 qiǎo fù ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄈㄨˋ haau2 fu5 clever wife
- 巧家 Qiǎo jiā ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄚ haau2 gaa1 see 巧家县
Idioms with these characters
- 爱不忍释 愛不忍釋 ài bù rěn shì ㄞˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄣˇ ㄕˋ oi3 bat1 jan2 sik1 to love sth too much to part with it (idiom)
- 爱不释手 愛不釋手 ài bù shì shǒu ㄞˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ ㄕㄡˇ oi3 bat1 sik1 sau2 (idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down; to find sth utterly irresistible
- 哀而不伤 哀而不傷 āi ér bù shāng ㄞ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄤ oi1 ji4 bat1 soeng1 deeply felt but not mawkish (idiom)
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- 爱理不理 愛理不理 ài lǐ bù lǐ ㄞˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˇ oi3 lei5 bat1 lei5 (idiom) standoffish; indifferent
- 按兵不动 按兵不動 àn bīng bù dòng ㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ on3 bing1 bat1 dung6 to hold back one's troops without moving (idiom); to bide one's time
- 凹凸不平 āo tū bù píng ㄠ ㄊㄨ ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ nap1 dat6 bat1 ping4 (idiom) uneven (surface); bumpy (road)
- 把持不定 bǎ chí bù dìng ㄅㄚˇ ㄔˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ baa2 ci4 bat1 ding6 indecisive (idiom)
- 百读不厌 百讀不厭 bǎi dú bù yàn ㄅㄞˇ ㄉㄨˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄢˋ baak3 duk6 bat1 jim3 to be worth reading a hundred times (idiom)
- 百思不解 bǎi sī bù jiě ㄅㄞˇ ㄙ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇ baak3 si1 bat1 gaai2 to remain puzzled after pondering over sth a hundred times (idiom)
- 百战不殆 百戰不殆 bǎi zhàn bù dài ㄅㄞˇ ㄓㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄞˋ baak3 zin3 bat1 toi5 to come unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孙子兵法); to win every fight
- 花言巧语 花言巧語 huā yán qiǎo yǔ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄩˇ faa1 jin4 haau2 jyu5 graceful words, flowery speech (idiom); elegant but insincere words
- 巧立名目 qiǎo lì míng mù ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄧˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄨˋ haau2 laap6 ming4 muk6 to fabricate excuses (idiom)
- 巧舌如簧 qiǎo shé rú huáng ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄕㄜˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ haau2 sit3 jyu4 wong4 lit. to have a tongue like the reed of a wind instrument (idiom)
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- 巧言令色 qiǎo yán lìng sè ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄙㄜˋ haau2 jin4 ling6 sik1 to be glib in one's speech and wear an ingratiating expression (idiom)
- 熟能生巧 shú néng shēng qiǎo ㄕㄨˊ ㄋㄥˊ ㄕㄥ ㄑㄧㄠˇ suk6 nang4 sang1 haau2 with familiarity you learn the trick (idiom); practice makes perfect
- 小巧玲珑 小巧玲瓏 xiǎo qiǎo líng lóng ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ siu2 haau2 ling4 lung4 (idiom) dainty; delicate; exquisite