a sweet food made from roasted and ground cacao seeds, usually sweetened and flavored; also written as [[朱古力|朱古力|zhu1 gu3 li4]]

skill; technique; craftsmanship; dexterity in areas such as literature, art, or sports

an instance of things happening at the same time or being the same by chance; providence

by coincidence; to happen to; describes an event or situation that occurs unexpectedly at a specific time

ingenious; clever; skillful; marvelous; (of a design, idea, etc.) exquisite and masterly

small and exquisite; delicate; compact or nifty in design

smart, quick-witted, or mentally agile

light and easy to carry or use; delicately made; portable

by chance; fortunately; as luck would have it; happening at the right moment

exquisite and elaborate; beautifully made and ingenious

by chance; as luck would have it; fortunately; used when something happens at exactly the right time or under the right conditions

by a happy chance; at just the right time; as it happens

nimble; skillful; dexterous; ingenious

unfortunately; as luck would have it; used to introduce a statement about an unlucky coincidence

to happen to run into someone; to encounter unexpectedly

by chance or by coincidence; it so happened that; exactly at the right moment

insincere, flowery speech used to deceive or coax; blandishments

to be opportunistic; to use dishonest or tricky methods to gain an advantage; to look for shortcuts instead of working hard

dexterous or skillful hands

intelligent and skillful; clever in mind and dexterous with one's hands

small and exquisite; dainty and delicate; can describe objects or a person's petite and graceful figure

skill comes from practice; with familiarity, one naturally finds the best way to do something

to try to be clever and end up making things worse; to overreach oneself and fail; to end up with egg on one's face

to fabricate various excuses or invent new labels to achieve improper goals; often used in contexts like padding an expense account or creating unfair taxes

wonderful skill that surpasses nature; used to describe artificial works that are so exquisite they seem better than things found in nature

A person with superb craftsmanship or exquisite technical skills

delicate and exquisite; fine and small

to do something ingeniously; to use clever methods or technology to work efficiently as opposed to using brute force

To act cleverly or use tricks to get the best result with the least possible effort or expense; to try to get an advantage by being opportunistic.

To use clever or opportunistic means to avoid hard work or to gain an unfair advantage; to pull a fast one or find a quick fix.

To obtain property, money, or power through deceptive means or by force; used to describe someone who is unscrupulous in their pursuit of gain.

lit. to have a tongue like the reed of a wind instrument; fig. to be silver-tongued or smooth-talking, especially in a way that makes false words sound pleasant or convincing

ingenious or brilliant ideas; innovative thinking

ingenious and exquisite; novel and clever, often describing artwork or design

Even the most capable person cannot accomplish anything without the necessary means or materials.

skillful with one's hands; deft; manually adroit

by chance or coincidence; used when something happens at exactly the right or most unexpected time

quick-witted and clever; deft; adroit; ingenious

cunning or deceitful talk; words that sound pleasant but are insincere or dishonest

(proverb) Without coincidences there would be no stories; used to describe a situation where things happen in an extremely coincidental or fortuitous way.

happening by coincidence or at just the right time; similar to [[碰巧|碰巧|peng4 qiao3]] or [[恰好|恰好|qia4 hao3]]

happening at just the right time or by chance; equivalent to [[恰巧|恰巧|qia4 qiao3]] or [[碰巧|碰巧|peng4 qiao3]]

A folk tradition observed on the seventh night of the seventh lunar month where women offer fruit and flowers while praying for dexterity in sewing and weaving.

a highly skilled artisan or worker

a capable and ingenious housewife or a woman who is skilled in household tasks

to use sweet talk and a fawning expression to flatter others; to be smooth-tongued but insincere

a clever technique or the right touch used to save effort; skillful way of doing something

A traditional Chinese puzzle consisting of a square divided into seven flat shapes which can be rearranged to form various figures.

chocolate candy; chocolates