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乖 guāi

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乖 guāi Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
guāi | guai1
English translation
(of a child) obedient, well-behaved
clever
shrewd
alert
perverse
contrary to reason
irregular
abnormal
obedient, well-behaved; clever

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About 乖 guāi

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HSK level

5

Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

乖 guāi

Contains the radical

丿 piě

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí

Etymology of 乖 guāi

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Positional decomposition

⿻千北

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Example sentences using 乖 guāi

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让 ràng 我 wǒ 开心 kāixīn 陪 péi 我 wǒ 笑 xiào , 忘记 wàngjì 忧伤 yōu shāng 哄 hōng 我 wǒ 乖 guāi .

Let me happy accompany me laugh, I forget the sorrow coax behaved.

[ 谚 yàn ]吃亏 chīkuī 学 xué 乖 guāi 代价 dàijià 高 Gāo ,笨 bèn 汉非此 cǐ 学 xué 不 bù 好 hǎo .

E - keeps a dear school, but fools learn in no other.

如果 rúguǒ 你 nǐ 乖 guāi ,我 wǒ 今天 jīntiān 下午 xiàwǔ 可能 kěnéng 带 dài 你 nǐ 出去 chū qù 散 sàn 散步 sànbù .

If you are good I shall perhaps take you for a walk this afternoon.

" 过来 guò lái , 乖 guāi 宝贝 bǎobèi 儿 ér ! "海丝特给 gěi 孩子 háizi 鼓劲说 shuì , 同时 tóngshí 伸出 shēn chū 了 le 双臂 shuāng bì .

" Come, dearest child!'said Hester encouragingly, and stretching out both her arms. "

“ 我 wǒ 的 de 好 hǎo 乖乖 guāi guāi , ” 母亲 mǔqīn 说 shuì 着 zhāo 抬 tái 起 qǐ 两 liǎng 眼 yǎn 仰望 yǎng wàng 天空 tiānkōng .

" My darling, " the mother said, raising her eyes to the sky.

Words with 乖 guāi

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
乖 guāi clever乖 guāi
乖巧 guāi qiǎo smart乖巧 guāi qiǎo
乖张 guāi zhāng recalcitrant乖張
乖戾 guāi lì perverse (behavior)乖戾 guāi lì
乖僻 guāi pì peculiar乖僻 guāi pì
乖顺 guāi shùn obedient (colloquial)乖順
乖觉 guāi jué alert乖覺
讨好卖乖 tǎo hǎo mài guāi to curry favor by showing obeisance (idiom)討好賣乖
嘴乖 zuǐ guāi (coll.) to speak in a clever and lovable way嘴乖 zuǐ guāi
时乖命蹇 shí guāi mìng jiǎn bad times, adverse fate (idiom)時乖命蹇

乖 guāi Decomposition & Compounds

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乖 guāi Decomposition

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