乖

guāi

Adjective3 examples

good; docile; obey

小宝很乖，阿姨都喜欢他。

xiǎo bǎo hěn guāi, āyí dōu xǐhuan tā.

Tieu Bao is very obedient, the aunts all like him very much.

这个孩子真乖。

zhègè háizǐ zhēnguāi.

This baby is so good.

妹妹一直都很乖。

mèimei yīzhí dōu hěn guāi.

My sister is always very good.

Adjective2 examples

fast; mercurial; cunning; cuteness

这孩子嘴乖。

zhè háizǐ zuǐguāi.

This baby is very clever.

上了一次当，他也学得乖多了。

shàng le yīcì dāng，tā yě xuédé guāi duō le.

Having been tricked once, he is much wiser now.

Verb2 examples

(of a child) obedient, well-behaved; clever; shrewd; alert; perverse; contrary to reason; irregular; abnormal

他的行为违背常理，太乖张了。

tā de xíngwéi wéibèi chánglǐ, tài guāizhāngle.

His behavior goes against common sense and is so strange.

这件事乖常理出牌，让人惊讶。

zhè jiàn shì guāi chánglǐ chū pái, ràng rén jīngyà.

This goes against common sense and makes people surprised.