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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

不巧 [bùqiǎo]
  1. 1. adjective unfortunate
    你来得真不巧,王医生不在。
    Unfortunately, you haven't come at a good time – Dr Wang isn't here.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

不巧 [bùqiǎo]
  1. 1. unfortunately; as luck would have it
    我到那儿,不巧他刚走。
    As luck would have it, he had just left when I arrived.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

不巧 [bùqiǎo]
  1. 1. 不凑巧;不适时
    你来得真不巧,他刚走
  2. 2. 表示不料正好(遇到不希望发生的事情)
    刚要出门,不巧下雨了

Examples

我到那儿,不巧他刚走。
As luck would have it, he had just left when I arrived. 不巧
你来得真不巧,王医生不在。
Unfortunately, you haven't come at a good time – Dr Wang isn't here. 不巧
你来得真不巧,他刚走 不巧
刚要出门,不巧下雨了 不巧

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