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乖

guāi · guai

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HSK 7–9Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. (of a child) obedient, well-behaved
  2. clever
  3. shrewd
  4. alert
  5. perverse
  6. contrary to reason
  7. irregular
  8. abnormal
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The good puppy

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，你(nǐ)的(de)小狗(xiǎogǒu)今天(jīntiān)真(zhēn)乖(guāi)。

    Liangliang, your puppy is so well-behaved today.

  2. Liangliang

    对(duì)，它(tā)很(hěn)乖(guāi)，让(ràng)它(tā)坐(zuò)就(jiù)坐(zuò)。

    Yes, it's very good. Tell it to sit and it sits.

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)的(de)小狗(xiǎogǒu)这么(zhème)乖(guāi)，你(nǐ)教(jiāo)它(tā)什么(shénme)了(le)？

    Your puppy is so good. What did you teach it?

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)说(shuō)了(le)一句话(yījùhuà)：“乖(guāi)，有(yǒu)零食(língshí)。”

    I only said one sentence: “Good boy, there are snacks.”

  5. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)它(tā)为什么(wèishénme)一直(yīzhí)看(kàn)我(wǒ)的(de)口袋(kǒudài)？

    But why does it keep looking at my pocket?

  6. Liangliang

    因为(yīnwèi)它(tā)知道(zhīdào)，乖(guāi)了(le)就(jiù)有(yǒu)零食(língshí)。

    Because it knows that if it's good, there are snacks.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)个(gè)孩(hái)子(zi)很(hěn)乖(guāi)，从(cóng)不(bù)惹(rě)父(fù)母(mǔ)生(shēng)气(qì)。

This child is very well-behaved and never makes his parents angry.

02

小(xiǎo)狗(gǒu)乖(guāi)乖(guāi)地(de)坐(zuò)在(zài)门(mén)口(kǒu)等(děng)主(zhǔ)人(rén)回(huí)来(lái)。

The little dog sat obediently at the door waiting for its owner to return.

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