xiá
黠
cunning; crafty; astute
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
cunning and clever; crafty; astute; wily
literaryDescribes a person or animal that is intelligent but potentially deceitful or sly. Predominantly used in literary or formal written contexts.
Hú狐
li狸
lù露
chū出
jiǎo狡
xiá黠
de的
wēi微
xiào笑
。
The fox revealed a cunning smile.
Zhè这
zhī只
xiá黠
shǔ鼠
zǒng总
néng能
duǒ躲
guò过
xiàn陷
jǐng阱
。
This cunning rat always manages to avoid the traps.
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Tā他
wéi为
rén人
huì慧
xiá黠
，
shēn深
dé得
lǐng领
dǎo导
shǎng赏
shí识
。
He is astute by nature and deeply appreciated by his superiors.
Nà那
hái孩
zi子
xiá黠
de得
hěn很
，
shuí谁
yě也
piàn骗
bù不
liǎo了
tā他
。
That child is extremely cunning; no one can fool him.