sly; crafty; cunning (adj.)
HSK 5
Traditional
狡猾 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
他是一个十分狡猾的商人。 tā shì yī gè shífēn jiǎohuá de shāngrén. - He is a very cunning businessman.
她的计划非常狡猾，没有人能发现她的意图。 tā de jìhuà fēicháng jiǎohuá, méiyǒu rén néng fāxiàn tā de yìtú. - Her plan was very cunning; no one could detect her intentions.
他的狡猾手段让他逃脱了惩罚。 tā de jiǎohuá shǒuduàn ràng tā táotuō le chéngfá. - His cunning tricks helped him escape punishment.
他以狡猾的方式骗取了很多人的钱财。 tā yǐ jiǎohuá de fāngshì piànkòu le hěn duō rén de qiáncái. - He deceived many people out of their money in a cunning way.
这个人太狡猾了，别轻易相信他。 zhège rén tài jiǎohuá le, bié qīngyì xiāngxìn tā. - This person is too cunning; don't trust him easily.
Characters
狡 jiǎo - sly, foxy |
猾 huá - cunning, sly (not used alone) |