乖巧 meaning in English

guāiqiǎo

clever (child); smart

HSK 7-9adjective13 strokes

Meaning of 乖巧

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

guāiqiǎo
  1. clever (child)
  2. smart
  3. lovable
  4. cute

Stroke order for each character

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乖 guāi · obedient · 8 strokes

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巧 qiǎo · opportunely · 5 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 乖巧.

巧克力qiǎokèlì(loanword) chocolate
技巧jìqiǎoskill; technique
巧妙qiǎomiàoingenious; clever; ingenuity; artifice
巧合qiǎohécoincidence; coincidental
碰巧pèngqiǎoby chance; by coincidence
凑巧còuqiǎofortuitously; luckily
恰巧qiàqiǎoby chance; as chance would have it
灵巧língqiǎodeft; nimble
心灵手巧xīnlíng-shǒuqiǎocapable; clever
乖乖guāiguāi(of a child) well-behaved; obediently
不巧bùqiǎotoo bad; unfortunately
轻巧qīngqiǎodexterous; deft

Questions about 乖巧

What does 乖巧 mean?

乖巧 (guāiqiǎo) means "clever (child); smart" and is used as a adjective.

How do you write 乖巧?

乖巧 is made of 2 characters: 乖 (8 strokes), 巧 (5 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.

Is 乖巧 an HSK word?

Yes. 乖巧 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.