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guāi

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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 guāi

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

guāi

Contains the radical

丿 piě

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí

Etymology of guāi

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Positional decomposition

千北

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Example sentences using guāi

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ràng 开心 kāixīn péi xiào , 忘记 wàngjì 忧伤 yōu shāng hōng guāi .

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

[ yàn ]吃亏 chīkuī xué guāi 代价 dàijià Gāo , bèn 汉非 xué hǎo .

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

如果 rúguǒ guāi ,今天 jīntiān 下午 xiàwǔ 可能 kěnéng dài 出去 chū qù sàn 散步 sànbù .

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

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

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

de hǎo 乖乖 guāi guāi , ” 母亲 mǔqīn shuì zhāo tái liǎng yǎn 仰望 yǎng wàng 天空 tiānkōng .

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

Words with guāi

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
guāi clever 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

guāi Decomposition & Compounds

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guāi Decomposition

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