乖

guāi

HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Adjective Common

Definitions

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

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Antonyms

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• 叛逆 pàn nì 叛逆 pàn nì to rebel 孩子很乖。: to rebel

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• 懂事 dǒng shì 懂事 dǒng shì to grow beyond the naivete of childhood; to be aware of what is going on in the world 孩子很乖。: to grow beyond the naivete of childhood; to be aware of what is going on in the world

Synonyms

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• 听话 tīng huà 听话 tīng huà obedient 孩子很乖。: obedient

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Collocations

Often used with 很 to mean 'very well-behaved', as in 很乖. For 'behave', use the verb 乖 itself (e.g., 乖一点儿).

Example Sentences

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这个孩子很 乖 。

This child is very well-behaved.

乖 。

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Words Containing 乖

• 乖巧 乖巧 guāi qiǎo: clever (child)
• 上一次当，学一次乖 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 (idiom)
• 乖乖 乖乖 guāi guāi: (of a child) well-behaved
• 乖乖 乖乖 guāi guai: goodness gracious!
• 乖乖牌 乖乖牌 guāi guāi pái: good little boy (or girl)
• 乖僻 乖僻 guāi pì: peculiar
• 乖张 乖张 guāi zhāng: recalcitrant
• 乖忤 乖忤 guāi wǔ: stubborn
• 乖戾 乖戾 guāi lì: perverse (behavior)
• 乖离 乖离 guāi lí: to part
• 乖觉 乖觉 guāi jué: perceptive
• 乖谬 乖谬 guāi miù: ridiculous
• 乖迕 乖迕 guāi wǔ: stubborn
• 乖顺 乖顺 guāi shùn: obedient (colloquial)
• 嘴乖 嘴乖 zuǐ guāi: (coll.) to speak in a clever and lovable way
• 学乖 学乖 xué guāi: to learn from experience (coll.)
• 得便宜卖乖 得便宜卖乖 dé pián yi mài guāi: to have benefited from sth but pretend otherwise
• 撒娇卖乖 撒娇卖乖 sā jiāo mài guāi: to behave ingratiatingly
• 时乖命蹇 时乖命蹇 shí guāi mìng jiǎn: bad times, adverse fate (idiom)
• 讨好卖乖 讨好卖乖 tǎo hǎo mài guāi: to curry favor by showing obeisance (idiom)
• 卖乖 卖乖 mài guāi: to show off one's cleverness