乖巧
guāi qiǎo
Pinyin

Definition

乖巧
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guāi qiǎo
  1. clever (child)
  2. smart
  3. lovable
  4. cute

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

乖
guāi
  1. 1 (of a child) obedient, well-behaved
  2. 2 clever
  3. 3 shrewd
  4. 4 alert
  5. 5 perverse
  6. 6 contrary to reason
  7. 7 irregular
  8. 8 abnormal
乖乖
guāi guāi
  1. 1 (of a child) well-behaved
  2. 2 obediently
  3. 3 (term of endearment for a child) darling
  4. 4 sweetie
巧克力
qiǎo kè lì
  1. 1 chocolate (loanword)
  2. 2 CL:塊|块[kuài]
乖巧
guāi qiǎo
  1. 1 clever (child)
  2. 2 smart
  3. 3 lovable
  4. 4 cute
小巧
xiǎo qiǎo
  1. 1 small and exquisite
  2. 2 delicate
  3. 3 fine (features)
  4. 4 compact
  5. 5 nifty
巧
qiǎo
  1. 1 opportunely
  2. 2 coincidentally
  3. 3 as it happens
  4. 4 skillful
  5. 5 timely
巧合
qiǎo hé
  1. 1 coincidence
  2. 2 coincidental
  3. 3 to coincide
巧妙
qiǎo miào
  1. 1 ingenious
  2. 2 clever
  3. 3 ingenuity
  4. 4 artifice
恰巧
qià qiǎo
  1. 1 fortunately
  2. 2 unexpectedly
  3. 3 by coincidence
技巧
jì qiǎo
  1. 1 skill
  2. 2 technique
碰巧
pèng qiǎo
  1. 1 by chance
  2. 2 by coincidence
  3. 3 to happen to
七巧板
qī qiǎo bǎn
  1. 1 tangram (traditional Chinese block puzzle)
不巧
bù qiǎo
  1. 1 too bad
  2. 2 unfortunately
  3. 3 as luck would have it
乖僻
guāi pì
  1. 1 peculiar
  2. 2 eccentric
乖张
guāi zhāng
  1. 1 recalcitrant
  2. 2 unreasonable
  3. 3 peevish
乖戾
guāi lì
  1. 1 perverse (behavior)
  2. 2 disagreeable (character)
乖谬
guāi miù
  1. 1 ridiculous
  2. 2 abnormal
乖顺
guāi shùn
  1. 1 obedient (colloquial)
偏巧
piān qiǎo
  1. 1 by coincidence
  2. 2 it so happened that
  3. 3 fortunately
  4. 4 against expectation
刚巧
gāng qiǎo
  1. 1 by chance
  2. 2 by coincidence
  3. 3 by good luck

Idioms (10)

上一次当，学一次乖
shàng yī cì dàng , xué yī cì guāi
  1. 1 to take sth as a lesson for next time (idiom)
  2. 2 once bitten, twice shy
巧妇难为无米之炊
qiǎo fù nán wéi wú mǐ zhī chuī
  1. 1 The cleverest housewife cannot cook without rice (idiom); You won't get anywhere without equipment.
巧立名目
qiǎo lì míng mù
  1. 1 to fabricate excuses (idiom)
  2. 2 to concoct various items (e.g. to pad an expense account)
巧舌如簧
qiǎo shé rú huáng
  1. 1 lit. to have a tongue like a reed (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to have a glib tongue
巧言令色
qiǎo yán lìng sè
  1. 1 to be glib in one's speech and wear an ingratiating expression (idiom)
巧诈不如拙诚
qiǎo zhà bù rú zhuō chéng
  1. 1 the unvarnished truth is better than a cunning ruse (idiom)
  2. 2 honesty is the best policy
时乖命蹇
shí guāi mìng jiǎn
  1. 1 bad times, adverse fate (idiom)
熟能生巧
shú néng shēng qiǎo
  1. 1 with familiarity you learn the trick (idiom); practice makes perfect
花言巧语
huā yán qiǎo yǔ
  1. 1 graceful words, flowery speech (idiom); elegant but insincere words
  2. 2 cheating wheedling
  3. 3 dishonest rhetoric
讨好卖乖
tǎo hǎo mài guāi
  1. 1 to curry favor by showing obeisance (idiom)

Sample Sentences

有一个女儿，挺乖巧的。
yǒu yī ge nǚér ，tǐng guāiqiǎo de 。
They have a daughter. She's really cute.
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你也不需要太担心，电视剧里面的恶婆婆还是比较少的。人心都是肉长的，只要你乖巧懂事，真心对待她，一般婆婆是不会为难儿媳妇的。
nǐ yě bù xūyào tài dānxīn ，diànshìjù lǐmiàn de è pópo háishì bǐjiǎo shǎo de 。rénxīn dōu shì ròu zhǎng de ，zhǐyào nǐ guāiqiǎo dǒngshì ，zhēnxīn duìdài tā ，yībān pópo shì bùhuì wéinán érxífù de 。
You needn't be too worried. Those evil mother-in-laws from the TV shows are actually not very common. People are people. As long as you're likable, sensible, and are sincere with her, you'll be fine. Most mothers-in-law don't cause any trouble for their daughters-in-law.
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