滑 huá / gǔ — comical; comical; cunning; slippery; smooth
地面很滑，走路要小心。Dì miàn hěn huá, zǒu lù yào xiǎo xīn.The ground is slippery; be careful when walking.
Common words: 光滑 (guāng huá)、滑冰 (huá bīng)、滑雪 (huá xuě)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "cunning"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "cunning", including 滑 (huá / gǔ), 俩 (liǎ / liǎng). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "cunning" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 滑 (huá / gǔ), 俩 (liǎ / liǎng) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span huá, gǔ, liǎ, liǎng — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 滑 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 滑 huá / gǔcomical; comical; cunning; slippery; smoothUseful words: 光滑, 滑冰
- 俩 liǎ / liǎng(a numeral-measure word) two; both; craft; cunningUseful words: 俩钱, 哥俩
Common words for these 2 "cunning" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 滑 (huá / gǔ) — so "cunning" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "cunning".
俩 liǎ / liǎng — (a numeral-measure word) two; both; craft; cunning
咱们俩是从小一起长大的朋友。Zán men liǎ shì cóng xiǎo yì qǐ zhǎng dà de péng you.The two of us are friends who grew up together.
Common words: 俩钱 (liǎ qián)、哥俩 (gē liǎ)、姐俩 (jiě liǎ)
All 2 characters
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