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
极乖 jí guāi extremely well-behaved
不乖 bù guāi disobedient; naughty; mischievous; not well-behaved
乖乖女 guāi guāi nǚ a well-behaved girl; a girl who is obedient and compliant
乖得 guāi dé behave obediently; well-behaved
太乖 tài guāi too obedient; excessively compliant
很乖 hěn guāi very obedient or well-behaved; often used to describe people or animals, especially children, who are gentle, compliant, and exhibit good behavior
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