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狡猾 (jiǎo huá): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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狡猾 (jiǎo huá): Sly (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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狡猾 consists of 2 characters.

cunning, crafty, sly

cunning, crafty, sly

How to Use 狡猾 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 狡猾 with other words naturally.

Verb + Complementwith变得

biàn变

de得

jiǎo狡

huá猾

neutral

become cunning

Adjective + Nounwith狐狸

jiǎo狡

huá猾

de的

hú狐

li狸

Adverb + Adjectivewith非常

fēi非

cháng常

jiǎo狡

huá猾

Idiomwith老奸巨猾

lǎo老

jiān奸

jù巨

huá猾

Example Sentences with 狡猾

hú狐

lí狸

hěn很

jiǎo狡

huá猾

。

The fox is very cunning.

neutral

cunning fox

neutral

very cunning

formal

Written

crafty and experienced

Nà那

zhī只

hú狐

li狸

fēi非

cháng常

jiǎo狡

huá猾

，

zǒng总

shì是

néng能

tōu偷

dào到

shí食

wù物

。

That fox is very sly and always manages to steal food.

tā他

kàn看

sì似

chéng诚

kěn恳

，

shí实

zé则

nèi内

xīn心

fēi非

cháng常

jiǎo狡

huá猾

。

He appears sincere, but in reality, he is very cunning inside.

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zhè这

fèn份

hé合

tong同

zhōng中

de的

tiáo条

kuǎn款

shè设

jì计

dé得

xiāng相

dāng当

jiǎo狡

huá猾

。

The terms in this contract are designed quite craftily.

tā他

yòng用

le了

jiǎo狡

huá猾

de的

fāng方

fǎ法

yíng赢

nǐ你

nán难

dào道

bù不

jué觉

de得

tā他

de的

jiě解

shì

tā他

bìng并

fēi非

jiǎo狡

huá猾

zhī之

rén人

，

zhǐ只

zhè这

ge个

shāng商

rén人

yǐ以

jiǎo狡

huá猾

de的

shǒu手

jǐn尽

guǎn管

duì对

shǒu手

hěn很

jiǎo狡

huá猾

，

dàn但

wǒ

dé得

le了

bǐ比

sài赛

。

He used a cunning method to win the game.

释

yǒu有

xiē些

jiǎo狡

huá猾

ma吗

？

Don't you think his explanation is a bit sly?

shì

是

chǔ处

shì事

jǐn谨

shèn慎

ér而

yǐ已

。

He is not a cunning person, just cautious in handling matters.

duàn段

qī欺

piàn骗

le了

gù顾

kè客

。

The merchant deceived customers with cunning tactics.

我

men们

réng仍

zhǎo找

dào到

le了

yìng应

duì对

cè策

lüè略

。

Although the opponent is very crafty, we still found a counter-strategy.