sneaky; furtive; shifty-looking
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
sneaky; furtive; shifty-looking
informalUsed to describe someone's suspicious, secretive, or dishonest-looking behavior or appearance. Often implies a negative judgment.
Tā他
guǐ鬼
tóu头
guǐ鬼
nǎo脑
de地
duǒ躲
zài在
mén门
hòu后
，
bù不
zhī知
dào道
yào要
gàn干
shén什
me么
。
He was sneaking around behind the door; I don't know what he was up to.
Bié别
zài在
wǒ我
jiā家
fù附
jìn近
guǐ鬼
tóu头
guǐ鬼
nǎo脑
de的
，
bù不
rán然
wǒ我
bào报
jǐng警
le了
！
Stop lurking around my house, or I'll call the police!
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Miàn面
shì试
guān官
jué觉
de得
nà那
ge个
yìng应
pìn聘
zhě者
guǐ鬼
tóu头
guǐ鬼
nǎo脑
de的
，
bù不
tài太
kě可
kào靠
。
The interviewer thought that applicant looked shifty and unreliable.
Kàn看
dào到
jǐng警
chá察
lái来
le了
，
nà那
jǐ几
ge个
guǐ鬼
tóu头
guǐ鬼
nǎo脑
de的
rén人
lì立
kè刻
pǎo跑
diào掉
le了
。
Seeing the police arrive, those sneaky-looking people immediately ran away.