play tricks; be up to no good
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to play dirty tricks; to engage in underhanded schemes
informalOften implies secretive, deceptive, or mischievous behavior. Commonly used in both statement and rhetorical question forms.
Bǐ比
sài赛
hěn很
gōng公
píng平
，
méi没
rén人
gǎn敢
gǎo搞
guǐ鬼
。
The match was fair; nobody dared to play tricks.
Bù不
pà怕
tā他
gǎo搞
guǐ鬼
，
wǒ我
men们
zǎo早
yǒu有
zhǔn准
bèi备
。
We're not afraid of him being up to no good; we've been prepared all along.
Show 2 more examplesShow fewer examples
Nǐ你
yòu又
gǎo搞
shén什
me么
guǐ鬼
？
Kuài快
shuō说
shí实
huà话
。
What are you scheming now? Tell the truth.
Wǒ我
huái怀
yí疑
shì是
tā他
zài在
bèi背
hòu后
gǎo搞
guǐ鬼
。
I suspect it's him who's been pulling strings behind the scenes.