老實巴交 lǎo shi bā jiāo

DEFINITIONS

  1. (coll.) docile
  2. well-behaved
  3. biddable

CHARACTERS

老 lǎo
HSK 1
old, aged; experienced
實 shi real, true, solid, honest
巴 bā
HSK 5
greatly desire, anxiously hope
交 jiāo
HSK 4
mix; intersect; exchange, communicate; deliver