guāi乖
乖
HSK 7-9
common
adjective
Meaning of 乖
乖 means well-behaved; obedient; not fussy; clever; smart; quick-witted. Pronounced guāi. HSK 7-9.
- well-behaved; obedient; not fussy
- clever; smart; quick-witted
- to violate; to depart from; to go against
Character Info
Radical忄
Strokes8
Components
忄
呙
Stroke Order
乖
Definitions & Examples
Xiǎo小
bǎo宝
hěn很
guāi乖
，
ā阿
yí姨
dōu都
xǐ喜
huan欢
tā他
。
Little Bao is very well-behaved; all the aunts like him.
Zhè这
ge个
bǎo宝
bǎo宝
jīn今
tiān天
tè特
bié别
guāi乖
，
zì自
jǐ己
wán玩
le了
yí一
xià下
wǔ午
。
This baby is especially well-behaved today; he played by himself all afternoon.
Mā妈
ma妈
shuō说
zhǐ只
yào要
wǒ我
guāi乖
，
zhōu周
mò末
jiù就
dài带
wǒ我
qù去
gōng公
yuán园
。
Mom said as long as I'm well-behaved, she'll take me to the park on the weekend.
Mèi妹
mei妹
bǐ比
dì弟
di弟
guāi乖
duō多
le了
，
cóng从
bù不
luàn乱
kū哭
luàn乱
jiào叫
。
Younger sister is much more well-behaved than younger brother; she never cries or screams randomly.
Qǐng请
guāi乖
yì一
diǎn点
，
bà爸
ba爸
zài在
gōng工
zuò作
ne呢
。
Please be good; Dad is working.
Relations
Common Words
乖巧guāiqiǎo
adorable; clever; well-behaved
乖张 / 乖張guāizhāng
eccentric; perverse; unreasonable; adverse
乖戾guāilì
perverse; unreasonable
乖谬 / 乖謬guāimiù
absurd; perverse; contrary to reason
乖违 / 乖違guāiwéi
abnormal; perverse; go against; separate
嘴乖zuǐguāi
sweet-tongued; pleasant to listen to
乖觉 / 乖覺guāijué
alert; smart; clever
乖僻guāipì
eccentric; weird; perverse