搞鬼 meaning in English

gǎoguǐ

to make mischief; to play tricks

HSK 7-922 strokes

Meaning of 搞鬼

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

gǎoguǐ
  1. to make mischief
  2. to play tricks

Stroke order for each character

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搞 gǎo · to do · 13 strokes

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鬼 guǐ · disembodied spirit · 9 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 搞鬼.

酒鬼jiǔguǐdrunkard
搞好gǎohǎoto do well at; to do a good job
魔鬼móguǐdevil
搞笑gǎoxiàoto get people to laugh; funny
搞定gǎodìngto fix; to settle
见鬼jiànguǐabsurd; strange
搞砸gǎozáto mess (sth) up; to foul up
吸血鬼xīxuèguǐleech; bloodsucking vermin
搞错gǎocuòmistake; to make a mistake
小鬼xiǎoguǐlittle demon (term of endearment for a child); mischievous child
鬼魂guǐhúnghost
黑鬼hēiguǐblack devil (derogatory term for black or African person)

Questions about 搞鬼

What does 搞鬼 mean?

搞鬼 (gǎoguǐ) means "to make mischief; to play tricks".

How do you write 搞鬼?

搞鬼 is made of 2 characters: 搞 (13 strokes), 鬼 (9 strokes). That is 22 strokes in total.

Is 搞鬼 an HSK word?

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