qiǎo
opportunely; skilful; deceitful
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她很巧妙地躲过了这一击。
tā hěn qiǎomiào de duǒguòle zhè yī jī.
She cleverly dodged the blow.
他很巧妙地解决了这个问题。
tā hěn qiǎomiào de jiějuéle zhège wèntí.
He cleverly solved the problem.
她很巧妙地利用了这个机会。
tā hěn qiǎomiào de lìyòngle zhège jīhuì.
She cleverly took advantage of the opportunity.
灵巧 (líng qiǎo)
clever
巧妙 (qiǎo miào)
ingenious
笨 (bèn)
stupid
拙 (zhuō)
clumsy
The Chinese character 巧 (qiǎo) is composed of two parts: 女 (nǚ) and 夭 (yāo). The character 女 originally meant "woman" or "female", while 夭 originally meant "young" or "immature". When combined, the two characters form the character 巧, which has the meaning of "clever" or "skillful". This is because in ancient China, women were often seen as being more skillful and clever than men in certain areas, such as weaving and embroidery. The character 巧 can also be used to describe something that is well-made or well-crafted.
