乖 (guāi): Obeident — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Level 7-9

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 乖

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 乖

3.

Character Breakdown

Single Body

乖

千thousand

北north

乖=

4.

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5.

How to Use 乖

Common word with 乖

One common HSK word with 乖 is 乖巧, meaning "Obedient".

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6.

Example Sentences

tā他

de的

xíng行

wéi为

yǒu有

xiē些

guāi

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千thousand

+北north

A person (千) with a bent back (北) — originally meaning perverse or contrary, now often used for well-behaved.

guāi乖

qiǎo巧

Obedient

乖

zhāng张

，

ràng让

rén人

nán难

yǐ以

lǐ理

jiě解

。

His behavior is somewhat eccentric and hard to understand.

nǐ你

yào要

guāi乖

tīng听

lǎo老

shī师

de的

huà话

。

You should obediently listen to the teacher.

zhè这

ge个

hái孩

zi子

hěn很

guāi乖

，

cóng从

bù不

chǎo吵

nào闹

。

This child is very well-behaved and never makes a fuss.

zhè这

hái孩

zi子

zhēn真

guāi乖

qiǎo巧

，

dà大

jiā家

dōu都

xǐ喜

huan欢

tā他

。

This child is so clever and likable, everyone likes him.

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