神差鬼使 shén chāi guǐ shǐ

curious coincidence

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. curious coincidence
  2. 2. the work of gods and devils (idiom); unexplained event crying out for a supernatural explanation

Characters

Character Meaning
神 shén HSK 5
God; deity; expression
差 chāi HSK 3
to fall short of; wrong; to differ from
鬼 guǐ HSK 5
ghost; demon
使 shǐ HSK 4
to make; to cause; to enable