乖

(of a child) obedient, well-behaved in Chinese: 乖 (guāi)

guāi

(of a child) obedient, well-behaved

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-92 example sentences

Definitions

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

Stroke order

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乖

Zhuyin

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ㄍㄨㄞ

guāi

ㄍ/ gㄨ/ uㄞ/ ai—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 你今天乖吗？

    nǐ jīn tiān guāi ma？

    Did you behave today?

  • 你一旦不做个乖孩子，圣诞老人就不会来噢。

    nǐ yí dàn bú zuò gè guāi hái zi， shèng dàn lǎo rén jiù bú huì lái ō。

    As soon as you start misbehaving, Father Christmas will not come to see you.

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Related words

乖巧

guāi qiǎo

clever (child)

拐弯

guǎi wān

to go round a curve

怪不得

guài bu de

no wonder!

管子

guǎn zi

tube

罐头

guàn tou

tin

光滑

guāng huá

glossy

规矩

guī ju

lit. compass and set square

柜台

guì tái

sales counter

过期

guò qī

to be overdue

豪华

háo huá

luxurious

合影

hé yǐng

to take a joint photo

何必

hé bì

there is no need

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