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搞鬼 (gǎo guǐ): Play tricks / Do mischief (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

搞鬼 consists of 2 characters.

to make/do; carry on; be engaged in

ghost, spirit, supernatural being

Word Info

Pinyingǎo guǐ

MeaningPlay tricks / Do mischief

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

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3.

How to Use 搞鬼 in Sentences

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Adjective + Nounwith把戏

gǎo搞

guǐ鬼

de的

bǎ把

xì戏

neutral

trickery

Verb + Nounwith人

gǎo搞

guǐ鬼

de的

rén人

Adverb + Verbwith暗中

àn暗

zhōng中

gǎo搞

guǐ鬼

Idiomwith捣蛋

gǎo搞

guǐ鬼

dǎo捣

dàn蛋

4.

Example Sentences with 搞鬼

tā他

zài在

gǎo搞

guǐ鬼

。

He is playing tricks.

tā

neutral

the person who plays tricks

neutral

play tricks secretly

informal

Spoken

play pranks and make trouble

他

zǒng总

zài在

bèi背

hòu后

gǎo搞

guǐ鬼

，

pò破

huài坏

tuán团

duì队

de的

hé合

zuò作

fēn氛

wéi围

。

He always plays tricks behind the scenes, undermining the team's collaborative atmosphere.

diào调

chá查

xiǎn显

shì示

，

shì是

jìng竞

zhēng争

duì对

shǒu手

zài在

àn暗

zhōng中

gǎo搞

guǐ鬼

。

The investigation reveals that competitors are secretly doing mischief.

bié别

gǎo搞

guǐ鬼

，

hǎo好

hǎo好

wán玩

yóu游

xì戏

。

Don't play tricks, just play the game properly.

shì是

bu不

shì是

yǒu有

rén人

zài在

gǎo搞

guǐ鬼

，

dǎo导

zhì致

shù数

jù据

yì异

cháng常

？

Is someone playing tricks, causing the data to be abnormal?

wǒ我

jué绝

bú不

huì会

gǎo搞

guǐ鬼

，

pò破

huài坏

zhè这

cì次

zhòng重

yào要

de的

tán谈

pàn判

。

I will definitely not do mischief to sabotage this crucial negotiation.

wǒ我

huái怀

yí疑

yǒu有

rén人

zài在

bèi背

hòu后

gǎo搞

guǐ鬼

，

dǎo导

zhì致

xiàng项

mù目

yán延

qī期

。

I suspect someone is playing tricks behind the scenes, causing the project to be delayed.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

tā他

shì试

tú图

gǎo搞

guǐ鬼

，

dàn但

wǒ我

men们

yī依

rán然

shùn顺

lì利

wán完

chéng成

le了

rèn任

wu务

。

Although he tried to play tricks, we still successfully completed the task.

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