乖戾
guāi lì
Pinyin

Definition

乖戾
 - 
guāi lì
  1. perverse (behavior)
  2. disagreeable (character)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (11)

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
乖巧
guāi qiǎo
  1. 1 clever (child)
  2. 2 smart
  3. 3 lovable
  4. 4 cute
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)
学乖
xué guāi
  1. 1 to learn from experience (coll.)
戾气
lì qì
  1. 1 evil tendencies
  2. 2 vicious currents
  3. 3 antisocial behavior
暴戾
bào lì
  1. 1 ruthless

Idioms (3)

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
时乖命蹇
shí guāi mìng jiǎn
  1. 1 bad times, adverse fate (idiom)
讨好卖乖
tǎo hǎo mài guāi
  1. 1 to curry favor by showing obeisance (idiom)

Sample Sentences