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Character Decomposition
乖=千+北
Meanings
(of a child) obedient, well-behaved
clever
shrewd
alert
perverse
contrary to reason
irregular
abnormal
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Words with 乖 64 total
(coll.) to speak in a clever and lovable way嘴乖zuǐ guāi(of a child) well-behaved · obediently · (term of endearment for a child) darling · sweetie乖乖guāi guāipeculiar · eccentric乖僻guāi pìclever (child) · smart · lovable · cute乖巧guāi qiǎorecalcitrant · unreasonable · peevish乖张guāi zhāngstubborn · contrary · disobedient乖忤guāi wǔperverse (behavior) · disagreeable (character)乖戾guāi lìto part · to separate · to deviate乖离guāi líperceptive · alert · clever · shrewd乖觉guāi juéridiculous · abnormal乖谬guāi miùstubborn · contrary · disobedient乖迕guāi wǔobedient (colloquial)乖顺guāi shùnto learn one's lesson the hard way学乖xué guāito show off one's cleverness · (of sb who has received beneficial treatment) to profess to have been hard done by卖乖mài guāiwell-behaved girl; good girl乖乖女guāi guāi nu:3good little boy (or girl)乖乖牌guāi guāi páiexpose one's weak points · make an exhibition of oneself出乖露丑chū guāi lù chǒubad times, adverse fate (idiom)时乖命蹇shí guāi mìng jiǎn
Idioms with 乖 23 total Chain
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