Chinese word dictionary

捣鬼

dǎo guǐ · to play tricks; to cause mischief

Word information

Simplified捣鬼
Traditional搗鬼
Pinyindǎo guǐ
Part of speechDictionary
HSK 3.0Not listed
HSK 2.0Not listed

How to learn 捣鬼

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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