滑头

滑頭

huátóu

adjective #12,461

Meanings

1 crafty; slippery; cunning
2 a sly person; a slyboots

Characters

slippery; smooth; cunning

head; person (suffix)

Examples

HSK 4

这个人很滑头，不好对付。

Zhège rén hěn huátóu, bù hǎo duìfu.

This person is very slippery and hard to deal with.

HSK 7-9

别跟我耍滑头。

Bié gēn wǒ shuǎ huátóu.

Don't try to be sly with me.

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滑头 is colloquial and mildly negative. It describes someone who is evasive and avoids responsibility through cleverness. Less harsh than 狡猾 (cunning).

Stroke Order

滑 huá

头 tóu