How to Say ‘What a coincidence!’ in Simplified Chinese
太巧了！
tài qiǎo le
[tài qiǎo le]
💬 Usage Tip: The pattern 太…了 means "so…!" and is used to exclaim. Swap in another adjective: 太好了 "great!".
Phrase Breakdown
太
tài
[tài]
too; so (extremely)
Used with 了 to express a strong degree, often excitement.
太棒了！
That's so great!
巧
qiǎo
[qiǎo]
coincidental
Describes a lucky coincidence.
真巧，我们又见面了。
What a coincidence, we meet again.
了
le
[le]
(change of situation particle)
Placed at the end of a sentence to show a new situation or change of state.
天黑了。
It has gotten dark.
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