乖
guāi
HSK level: HSK 7–9
Meaning
(of a child) obedient, well-behaved; clever; shrewd; alert; perverse; contrary to reason; irregular; abnormal
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Examples
你一旦不做个乖孩子，圣诞老人就不会来噢。
nǐ yī dàn bù zuò gè guāi hái zi， Shèng dàn Lǎo rén jiù bù huì lái ō。
If you don't behave, Santa won't come.
Words with this character
乖巧 guāi qiǎo clever乖乖 guāi guāi well-behaved乖觉 guāi jué perceptive乖离 guāi lí to part乖戾 guāi lì perverse乖谬 guāi miù ridiculous乖僻 guāi pì peculiar乖顺 guāi shùn obedient乖忤 guāi wǔ stubborn乖迕 guāi wǔ stubborn乖张 guāi zhāng recalcitrant卖乖 mài guāi to show off one's cleverness学乖 xué guāi to learn one's lesson the hard way嘴乖 zuǐ guāi to speak in a clever and lovable way乖乖女 guāi guāi nǚ well-behaved girl乖乖牌 guāi guāi pái good little boy撒娇卖乖 sā jiāo mài guāi to behave ingratiatingly时乖命蹇 shí guāi mìng jiǎn bad times, adverse fate讨好卖乖 tǎo hǎo mài guāi to curry favor by showing obeisance得便宜卖乖 dé pián yi mài guāi to have benefited from sth but pretend otherwise上一次当，学一次乖 shàng yī cì dàng , xué yī cì guāi to take sth as a lesson for next time