slyly mischievous; quietly nasty
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1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
slyly mischievous; quietly nasty; devious
informal口语常用，形容人外表看起来老实、安静，但背地里会搞小动作、捉弄人或使坏心眼。带有贬义，但语气有时略带调侃。
Bié别
kàn看
tā他
píng平
shí时
bù不
shuō说
huà话
，
qí其
shí实
kě可
niān蔫
r儿
huài坏
le了
。
Don't be fooled by his usual silence; he's actually quite slyly nasty.
Nà那
hái孩
zi子
niān蔫
r儿
huài坏
，
zǒng总
zài在
lǎo老
shī师
bèi背
hòu后
zuò做
guǐ鬼
liǎn脸
。
That kid is slyly mischievous, always making faces behind the teacher's back.
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Zhè这
gè个
rén人
niān蔫
r儿
huài坏
，
nǐ你
yào要
liú留
shén神
。
This person is quietly nasty; you need to be careful.
Tā他
chū出
de的
zhǔ主
yì意
dōu都
niān蔫
r儿
huài坏
，
bié别
quán全
xìn信
tā他
。
His ideas are all devious; don't believe him completely.