恰好 qiàhǎo as it turns out
as it turns out; by lucky coincidence; (of number, time, size etc) just right
How to remember 恰好: 恰 just + 好 good = as it turns out.
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How it is used
- Just right / by coincidence exactly: 恰好赶上 (qiàhǎo gǎnshàng) to catch it just in time, 恰好合适 (fits perfectly).
- Emphasizes a lucky, precise match of timing, quantity, or fit.
- Compare 正好 (zhènghǎo, near-synonym, more colloquial); 恰好 is slightly more written.
Example sentences
- 着火的时候我妈妈恰好在那。 Zháohuǒ de shíhòu wǒ māmā qiàhǎo zài nà.My mother happened to be there when the fire broke out.