diāo
adjective #23,215

Meanings

  1. 1 cunning
  2. 2 crafty
  3. 3 tricky
  4. 4 artful

Examples

Tā shì ge diāohuá de shāngrén, hé tā zuò shēngyi yào xiǎoxīn.
He is a crafty merchant — be careful doing business with him.
Zhège diāozuān de wèntí bǎ suǒyǒu rén dōu nán zhù le.
This tricky question stumped everyone.

Tips

usage
is most commonly seen in compounds: (sly and slippery), (tricky/sharp), 刁难 (to make things difficult for someone deliberately). As a standalone character it is rare in modern speech.

Stroke Order

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