狡猾

jiǎo huá · jiao hua

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. crafty; cunning; sly

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2 examples
01

人(rén)们(men)说(shuō),狐(hú)狸(li)比(bǐ)其(qí)他(tā)动(dòng)物(wù)要(yào)狡(jiǎo)猾(huá)。

People say that the fox is more cunning than other animals.

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02

这(zhè)个(gè)狡(jiǎo)猾(huá)的(de)骗(piàn)子(zi)用(yòng)假(jiǎ)身(shēn)份(fèn)骗(piàn)走(zǒu)了(le)老(lǎo)人(rén)的(de)积(jī)蓄(xù)。

This cunning swindler used a fake identity to cheat the elderly person out of their savings.

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