乖
巧

Clever (child) in Chinese: 乖巧 (guāi qiǎo)

guāi qiǎo

clever (child)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1clever (child)
  2. 2smart
  3. 3lovable
  4. 4cute

Stroke order

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乖
巧

Zhuyin

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ㄍㄨㄞ

guāi

ㄍ/ gㄨ/ uㄞ/ ai—/ first tone

ㄑㄧㄠˇ

qiǎo

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iㄠ/ aoˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 这个孩子很乖巧，人人都喜欢。

    zhè ge hái zi hěn guāi qiǎo， rén rén dōu xǐ huan。

    This child is well-behaved, and everyone likes her.

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Related words

乖

guāi

(of a child) obedient, well-behaved

巧

qiǎo

opportunely

巧妙

qiǎo miào

ingenious

技巧

jì qiǎo

skill

凑巧

còu qiǎo

fortuitously

灵巧

líng qiǎo

deft

碰巧

pèng qiǎo

by chance

恰巧

qià qiǎo

by chance

巧合

qiǎo hé

coincidence

巧克力

qiǎo kè lì

chocolate (loanword)

心灵手巧

xīn líng shǒu qiǎo

capable

Appears in

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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