鬼把戏

鬼把戲

guǐbǎxì

noun #26,723

Meanings

HSK 5

他们用鬼把戏骗过了警卫。

Tāmen yòng guǐbǎxì piàn guò le jǐngwèi.

They used a deceptive ploy to trick the guard.

HSK 7-9

别耍鬼把戏了，老实说你的计划是什么。

Bié shuǎ guǐbǎxì le, lǎoshí shuō nǐ de jìhuà shì shénme.

Stop playing dirty tricks - honestly tell me what your plan is.

memory

鬼 (ghost or devil) + 把戏 (trick or performance) = a ghost's trick, i.e. something sly and deceptive. Think of a ghost playing pranks.

鬼 guǐ

把 bǎ

戏 xì