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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 卖乖

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
卖乖 mài guāi - to show off one's cleverness
- (of sb who has received beneficial treatment) to profess to have been hard done by

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 45,614 56,618 31,725

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
卖 mài- to sell
- to betray
- to spare no effort
- to show off or flaunt
乖 guāi- (of a child) obedient, well-behaved
- clever
- shrewd
- alert
- perverse
- contrary to reason
- irregular
- abnormal

Other Words Containing 卖乖

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
卖乖 - - 45,614 56,618 31,725