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title: "Qiaomiao Meaning: 巧妙 (qiǎomiào) Means “clever”"
description: "巧妙 (qiǎomiào) means “clever; ingenious”. Hear its tones, see what 巧 and 妙 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qiaomiao"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 巧妙 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

巧妙 qiǎomiào

## clever; ingenious

## Its characters

1. 巧 qiǎo skillful
2. 妙 miào clever

## In a sentence

他用一个巧妙的办法解决了问题。 He solved the problem with a clever method.

为了弥补这个误差，古代的天文学家想出了一个**巧妙**的办法：每隔两三年，就在一年里多加一个月，叫做“闰月”。

From [农历是怎么算的？ · How does the Chinese lunar calendar work?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/how-does-the-chinese-lunar-calendar-work#library-word-428-430)

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## More words with 巧 or 妙

- [技巧 jìqiǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiqiao)
- [美妙 měimiào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/meimiao)
- [莫名其妙 mòmíng-qímiào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/momingqimiao)
- [巧克力 qiǎokèlì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qiaokeli)
- [奇妙 qímiào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qimiao)

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