guāi

HSK 7–9

乖 (guāi) is a Chinese word meaning “(of a child) obedient, well-behaved; clever; shrewd”.

Meanings

  1. 1(of a child) obedient, well-behaved
  2. 2clever
  3. 3shrewd
  4. 4alert
  5. 5perverse
  6. 6contrary to reason
  7. 7irregular
  8. 8abnormal
Part of speech
adjective

Related words

乖乖(of a child) well-behaved乖乖goodness gracious!乖巧clever (child)乖戾perverse (behavior)乖张recalcitrant乖僻peculiar卖乖to show off one's cleverness上一次当，学一次乖to take sth as a lesson for next time (idiom)乖乖女well-behaved girl; good girl乖乖牌good little boy (or girl)乖忤stubborn乖离to part

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