乖巧
guāiqiǎo
clever and obedient; well-behaved
Characters in this word
巧 qiǎo
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 工 — labor, work
- Made of
- 工 labor, work 丂 breath
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 她在长辈面前显得乖巧，私下却有非常独立的判断。 Tā zài zhǎngbèi miànqián xiǎnde guāiqiǎo, sīxià què yǒu fēicháng dúlì de pànduàn. She seems well-behaved in front of elders, but privately has very independent judgement.
- 这个小女孩乖巧懂事，大家都很喜欢她。 Zhè ge xiǎo nǚhái guāiqiǎo dǒngshì, dàjiā dōu hěn xǐhuan tā. This little girl is sweet and sensible, and everyone likes her.
- 那只小狗很乖巧，看到客人就坐下来摇尾巴。 Nà zhī xiǎo gǒu hěn guāiqiǎo, kàndào kèrén jiù zuò xiàlái yáo wěiba. That puppy is very well-behaved and sits down and wags its tail when it sees guests.
Related words
- 乖 guāi well-behaved; obedient
- 巧 qiǎo skillful; clever
- 技巧 jìqiǎo skill; technique
- 巧克力 qiǎokèlì chocolate
- 巧妙 qiǎomiào clever, ingenious
- 凑巧 còuqiǎo coincidental; by chance
- 精巧 jīngqiǎo exquisite; delicate; ingenious
- 灵巧 língqiǎo dexterous; skilful; ingenious
- 碰巧 pèngqiǎo by chance; coincidentally
- 恰巧 qiàqiǎo by chance; as it happens
- 巧合 qiǎohé coincidence; coincidental
- 心灵手巧 xīnlíngshǒuqiǎo clever and skilful with one's hands