作怪 zuò guài ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄞˋ zok3 gwaai3 流利級 · Level 5
- (of a ghost) to make strange things happen
- to act up
- to act behind the scenes
- to make mischief
- odd
- to misbehave (euphemism for having sex)
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作
- 作出 zuò chū ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄔㄨ zok3 ceot1 to put out
- 作品 zuò pǐn ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄆㄧㄣˇ zok3 ban2 work (of art)
- 作客 zuò kè ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄎㄜˋ zok3 haak3 to live somewhere as a visitor; to stay with sb as a guest; to sojourn
- 作家 zuò jiā ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄚ zok3 gaa1 author
- 作对 作對 zuò duì ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄨㄟˋ zok3 deoi3 to set oneself against
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- 作废 作廢 zuò fèi ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄈㄟˋ zok3 fai3 to become invalid
- 作弊 zuò bì ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄧˋ zok3 bai6 to practice fraud
- 作战 作戰 zuò zhàn ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄢˋ zok3 zin3 combat
- 作文 zuò wén ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄨㄣˊ zok3 man2一絲不苟 to write an essay
- 作业 作業 zuò yè ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄝˋ zok3 jip6 school assignment
- 作为 作為 zuò wéi ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄨㄟˊ zok3 wai4 one's conduct
- 作物 zuò wù ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄨˋ zok3 mat6 crop
- 作用 zuò yòng ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄩㄥˋ zok3 jung6 to act on; to affect
- 作者 zuò zhě ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄜˇ zok3 ze2 author; writer
- 作证 作證 zuò zhèng ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄥˋ zok3 zing3 to bear witness; to testify
- 作风 作風 zuò fēng ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄈㄥ zok3 fung1 style
- 创作 創作 chuàng zuò ㄔㄨㄤˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ cong3 zok3 to create; to produce; to write
- 动作 動作 dòng zuò ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ dung6 zok3 movement; motion; action
- 协作 協作 xié zuò ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄗㄨㄛˋ hip3 zok3 cooperation
- 叫作 jiào zuò ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ giu3 zok3 to call
怪
- 古怪 gǔ guài ㄍㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄞˋ gu2 gwaai3 strange
- 奇怪 qí guài ㄑㄧˊ ㄍㄨㄞˋ kei4 gwaai3 strange
- 妖怪 yāo guài ㄧㄠ ㄍㄨㄞˋ jiu2 gwaai3 monster
- 怪物 guài wu ㄍㄨㄞˋ ˙ㄨ gwaai3 mat6 monster
- 怪异 怪異 guài yì ㄍㄨㄞˋ ㄧˋ gwaai3 ji6 monstrous
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- 责怪 責怪 zé guài ㄗㄜˊ ㄍㄨㄞˋ zaak3 gwaai3 to blame
- 难怪 難怪 nán guài ㄋㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄞˋ naan4 gwaai3 (it's) no wonder (that...)
- 鬼怪 guǐ guài ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄞˋ gwai2 gwaai3 hobgoblin
- 怪不得 guài bu de ㄍㄨㄞˋ ˙ㄅㄨ ˙ㄉㄜ gwaai3 bat1 dak1 no wonder!
- 大惊小怪 大驚小怪 dà jīng xiǎo guài ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄞˋ daai6 geng1 siu2 gwaai3 to make a fuss about nothing (idiom)
- 休怪 xiū guài ㄒㄧㄡ ㄍㄨㄞˋ jau1 gwaai3 don't blame (sb)
- 可怪 kě guài ㄎㄜˇ ㄍㄨㄞˋ ho2 gwaai3 strange
- 嗔怪 chēn guài ㄔㄣ ㄍㄨㄞˋ can1 gwaai3 to blame
- 志怪 zhì guài ㄓˋ ㄍㄨㄞˋ zi3 gwaai3 to write about mysterious or supernatural things
- 怪事 guài shì ㄍㄨㄞˋ ㄕˋ gwaai3 si6 strange thing
- 怪人 guài rén ㄍㄨㄞˋ ㄖㄣˊ gwaai3 jan4 strange person
- 怪杰 怪傑 guài jié ㄍㄨㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ gwaai3 git6 monstre sacré (i.e. artist famous for being deliberately preposterous)
- 怪僻 guài pì ㄍㄨㄞˋ ㄆㄧˋ gwaai3 pik1 eccentric
- 怪味 guài wèi ㄍㄨㄞˋ ㄨㄟˋ gwaai3 mei6 strange odor
- 怪咖 guài kā ㄍㄨㄞˋ ㄎㄚ gwaai3 gaa3 (Tw) (slang) oddball; eccentric person; weirdo
Idioms with these characters
- 并肩作战 並肩作戰 bìng jiān zuò zhàn ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄢˋ bing6 gin1 zok3 zin3 (idiom) to fight side by side; (by extension) to join forces
- 俾夜作昼 俾夜作晝 bǐ yè zuò zhòu ㄅㄧˇ ㄧㄝˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄡˋ bei2 je6 zok3 zau3 lit. to make night as day (idiom); fig. to burn the midnight oil
- 俾昼作夜 俾晝作夜 bǐ zhòu zuò yè ㄅㄧˇ ㄓㄡˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄝˋ bei2 zau3 zok3 je6 to make day as night (idiom, from Book of Songs); fig. to prolong one's pleasure regardless of the hour
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- 从中作梗 從中作梗 cóng zhōng zuò gěng ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄥˇ (idiom) to deliberately create obstacles; to obstruct from behind the scenes; to throw a wrench in the works
- 当家作主 當家作主 dāng jiā zuò zhǔ ㄉㄤ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄨˇ dong1 gaa1 zok3 zyu2 to be in charge in one's own house (idiom)
- 犯上作乱 犯上作亂 fàn shàng zuò luàn ㄈㄢˋ ㄕㄤˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄨㄢˋ faan6 soeng6 zok3 lyun6 to rebel against the emperor (idiom)
- 逢场作戏 逢場作戲 féng chǎng zuò xì ㄈㄥˊ ㄔㄤˇ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧˋ fung4 coeng4 zok3 hei3 lit. find a stage, put on a comedy (idiom); to join in the fun
- 敢作敢为 敢作敢為 gǎn zuò gǎn wéi ㄍㄢˇ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄢˇ ㄨㄟˊ gam2 zok3 gam2 wai4 (idiom) to stop at nothing; to dare to do anything
- 回嗔作喜 huí chēn zuò xǐ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄔㄣ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧˇ wui4 can1 zok3 hei2 to go from anger to happiness (idiom)
- 呼牛作马 呼牛作馬 hū niú zuò mǎ ㄏㄨ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄇㄚˇ fu1 ngau4 zok3 maa5 to call sth a cow or a horse (idiom); it doesn't matter what you call it
- 不足为怪 不足為怪 bù zú wéi guài ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄍㄨㄞˋ bat1 zuk1 wai4 gwaai3 not at all surprising (idiom)
- 大惊小怪 大驚小怪 dà jīng xiǎo guài ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄞˋ daai6 geng1 siu2 gwaai3 to make a fuss about nothing (idiom)
- 咄咄怪事 duō duō guài shì ㄉㄨㄛ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄍㄨㄞˋ ㄕˋ cyut3 cyut3 gwaai3 si6 (idiom) extraordinary occurrence; bizarre event
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- 怪腔怪调 怪腔怪調 guài qiāng guài diào ㄍㄨㄞˋ ㄑㄧㄤ ㄍㄨㄞˋ ㄉㄧㄠˋ gwaai3 hong1 gwaai3 diu6 (idiom) strange accent; odd manner of speaking or singing
- 古灵精怪 古靈精怪 gǔ líng jīng guài ㄍㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄍㄨㄞˋ gu2 ling4 zing1 gwaai3 (idiom) mischievously clever; whimsically quirky
- 千奇百怪 qiān qí bǎi guài ㄑㄧㄢ ㄑㄧˊ ㄅㄞˇ ㄍㄨㄞˋ cin1 kei4 baak3 gwaai3 fantastic oddities of every description (idiom)
- 奇谈怪论 奇談怪論 qí tán guài lùn ㄑㄧˊ ㄊㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄞˋ ㄌㄨㄣˋ kei4 taam4 gwaai3 leon6 strange tales and absurd arguments (idiom)
- 奇形怪状 奇形怪狀 qí xíng guài zhuàng ㄑㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄞˋ ㄓㄨㄤˋ kei4 jing4 gwaai3 zong6 fantastic oddities of every description (idiom); grotesquely shaped
- 少见多怪 少見多怪 shǎo jiàn duō guài ㄕㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄍㄨㄞˋ siu2 gin3 do1 gwaai3 lit. a person who has seen little of the world will be astonished by certain things (idiom)
- 兴妖作怪 興妖作怪 xīng yāo zuò guài ㄒㄧㄥ ㄧㄠ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄞˋ hing1 jiu1 zok3 gwaai3 lit. to summon demons to create havoc (idiom)