Chinese word dictionary

乖迕

guāi wǔ · stubborn; contrary; disobedient

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Word information

Simplified乖迕

Traditional乖迕

Pinyinguāi wǔ

Part of speechDictionary

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

乖guāi

obedient, well-behaved; clever

迕wù

obstinate, perverse

How to learn 乖迕

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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