Meaning of guǎi:

guǎi

Noun

old man's staff; variant of 枴|拐[guai3]; cane; walking stick; crutch; variant of 枴|拐[guai3]

Yéye zǒng shì dàizhe tā de guǎi zhàng qù sànbù.

爷爷总是带着他的杖去散步。

Grandpa always takes his old man's staff for a walk.

Tā zǒulù xūyào yī gēn guǎizhàng.

他走路需要一根拐杖。

He needs a crutch to walk.

Tā zǒulù xūyào yī gēn guǎizhàng.

他走路需要一根拐杖。

He needs a cane to walk.

Lǎorén yòng yī gēn guǎi zhàng bāngzhù tā zǒulù.

老人用一根杖帮助他走路。

The old man uses a walking stick to help him walk.

Tā yīnwèi shòushāng xūyào yī gēn guǎi.

他因为受伤需要一根

He needs a crutch because of his injury.

Tā yòng le yī gēn guǎizhàng zǒulù.

他用了一根拐杖走路。

He used a crutch to walk.

Verb

to turn (a corner etc); to kidnap; to swindle; to misappropriate

Qǐng zài qiánmiàn de lùkǒu guǎi yòu.

请在前面的路口右。

Please turn right at the upcoming intersection.

Jǐngchá zhuāhuòle yī míng shèxián guǎi mài értóng de zuìfàn.

警察抓获了一名涉嫌卖儿童的罪犯。

The police arrested a suspect involved in child kidnapping trafficking.

Tā bèi yīgè piànzi guǎi zǒu le hěnduō qián.

他被一个骗子拐走了很多钱。

He was swindled out of a lot of money by a con artist.

Tā bèi kònggào guǎi yòngle gōngsī de zījīn.

他被控告拐用了公司的资金。

He was accused of misappropriating the company's funds.

Numeral

seven (used as a substitute for 七[qi1])

Zǎoshang de nàozhōng shèdìng zài qī diǎn, ér wǒ zǒng shì zài guǎi diǎn xǐng lái.

早上的闹钟设定在七点,而我总是在点醒来。

The morning alarm is set for seven, but I always wake up at 'guai o'clock'.

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