乖 guāi

rebel; crafty, shrewd

HSK 5 #2470

DEFINITIONS

乖 guāi
  • (of a child) obedient, well-behaved
  • clever
  • shrewd
  • alert
  • perverse
  • contrary to reason
  • irregular
  • abnormal

STROKES

WORDS

乖乖 guāi guāi (of a child) well-behaved; obediently; (term of endearment for a child) darling; sweetie
乖乖 guāi guai goodness gracious!; oh my lord!
乖巧 guāi qiǎo clever (child); smart; lovable; cute
乖张 guāi zhāng recalcitrant; unreasonable; peevish
乖戾 guāi lì perverse (behavior); disagreeable (character)
乖僻 guāi pì peculiar; eccentric
上一次当，学一次乖 shàng yī cì dàng ， xué yī cì guāi to take sth as a lesson for next time (idiom); once bitten, twice shy
上一次當，學一次乖 shàng yī cì dàng ， xué yī cì guāi to take sth as a lesson for next time (idiom); once bitten, twice shy
乖乖牌 guāi guāi pái good little boy (or girl)
乖張 guāi zhāng recalcitrant; unreasonable; peevish
乖忤 guāi wǔ stubborn; contrary; disobedient
乖离 guāi lí to part; to separate; to deviate
乖觉 guāi jué perceptive; alert; clever; shrewd
乖覺 guāi jué perceptive; alert; clever; shrewd
乖谬 guāi miù ridiculous; abnormal
乖謬 guāi miù ridiculous; abnormal
乖迕 guāi wǔ stubborn; contrary; disobedient
乖顺 guāi shùn obedient (colloquial)
乖順 guāi shùn obedient (colloquial)
嘴乖 zuǐ guāi (coll.) to speak in a clever and lovable way
学乖 xué guāi to learn from experience (coll.)
學乖 xué guāi to learn from experience (coll.)
得便宜卖乖 dé pián yi mài guāi to have benefited from sth but pretend otherwise; to claim to be hard done by, even though one has benefited
得便宜賣乖 dé pián yi mài guāi to have benefited from sth but pretend otherwise; to claim to be hard done by, even though one has benefited
时乖命蹇 shí guāi mìng jiǎn bad times, adverse fate (idiom)
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