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乖
guāi
Main
English Definition(of a child) obedient, well-behaved; clever; shrewd; alert; perverse; contrary to reason; irregular; abnormal
Simplified Script乖
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinguāi
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄍㄨㄞ
Cantonese (Jyutping)gwaai1
Part of Speech(形) adjective
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=7 TOCFL=5

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Words With Same Head Word    
乖乖guāiguāi(of a child) well-behaved; obediently; (term of endearment for a child) darling; sweetie
乖乖guāiguaigoodness gracious!; oh my lord!
乖巧guāiqiǎoclever (child); smart; lovable; cute
乖张guāizhāngrecalcitrant; unreasonable; peevish
乖戾guāilìperverse (behavior); disagreeable (character)
Words With Same Tail Word    
乖乖guāiguāi(of a child) well-behaved; obediently; (term of endearment for a child) darling; sweetie
讨好卖乖tǎohǎo mài guāito curry favor by showing obeisance (idiom)
嘴乖zuǐguāi(coll.) to speak in a clever and lovable way
学乖xuéguāito learn from experience (coll.)
不乖bùguāipoorly-behaved
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