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

時乖命蹇 shí guāi mìng jiǎn bad times, adverse fate (idiom)
讨好卖乖 tǎo hǎo mài guāi to curry favor by showing obeisance (idiom)
討好賣乖 tǎo hǎo mài guāi to curry favor by showing obeisance (idiom)
真乖 zhēn guāi really well-behaved; truly obedient; genuinely good
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