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CHINESE CHARACTER

guāi

乖

乖

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oppose

Numbered pinyin
guai1
English meanings
be at variance, well-behaved, obedient, oppose

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Overlapping structure

Overlapping arrangement: first part 千; second part 北.

  • First part

    千
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  • Second part

    北

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿻千北

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    guāi乖háizi孩子。

    A good child.

  2. 02

    hěn很guāi乖。

    Very well behaved.

  3. 03

    tīnghuà听话guāiqiǎo乖巧。

    Obedient and cute.

  4. 04

    lìng令rén人xǐhuan喜欢。

    Lovable.

  5. 05

    dǒngshì懂事míng明lǐ理。

    Sensible.

  6. 06

    hǎohǎo好好biǎoxiàn表现。

    Behave well.

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  • 乖巧