乖 - guāi - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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8 strokes
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乖

guāi

Definition

obedient (child)
well-behaved
clever
shrewd
alert
perverse
contrary to reason
irregular
abnormal

Character Decomposition

Related words (12)

peculiar; eccentric

clever (child); smart; lovable; cute

乖张

guāi zhāng

recalcitrant; unreasonable; peevish

乖忤

guāi wǔ

stubborn; contrary; disobedient

乖戾

guāi lì

perverse (behavior); disagreeable (character)

乖离

guāi lí

to part; to separate; to deviate

乖觉

guāi jué

perceptive; alert; clever; shrewd

ridiculous; abnormal

stubborn; contrary; disobedient

乖顺

guāi shùn

obedient (colloquial)

嘴乖

zuǐ guāi

(coll.) to speak in a clever and lovable way

学乖

xué guāi

to learn from experience (colloquial)

Idioms (2)

时乖命蹇

shí guāi mìng jiǎn

bad times, adverse fate (idiom)

讨好卖乖

tǎo hǎo mài guāi

to curry favor by showing obeisance (idiom)

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