作怪 zuòguài make mischief Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 作怪 zuòguài make mischief verb to act behind the scenes to cause trouble or influence a situation 我怀疑有人在暗中作怪，破坏我们的合作。 wǒ huáiyí yǒu rén zài ànzhōng zuòguài, pòhuài wǒmen de hézuò. I suspect someone is working behind the scenes to undermine our cooperation. haunt verb (of a ghost or spirit) to cause strange or supernatural events to occur 当地人传言是有冤魂在这里作怪。 dāngdìrén chuányán shì yǒu yuānhún zài zhèlǐ zuòguài. Locals rumor that a restless spirit is haunting this place. misbehave verb a euphemism for engaging in sexual activity 那对男女躲在树影下作怪。 nà duì nánnǚ duǒ zài shùyǐng xià zuòguài. That couple is acting suspiciously in the shadows of the trees. odd verb strange, peculiar, or eccentric 他的样子有点儿作怪，让人觉得很不自然。 tā de yàngzi yǒudiǎn r zuòguài, ràng rén juéde hěn bù zìrán. His behavior is a bit strange, making people feel very uncomfortable. Frequency Movie subtitles 1.40 per million appears in 1% of films Written text 2.02 per million Sources Definitions CC-CEDICT Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
作怪 zuòguài make mischief verb to act behind the scenes to cause trouble or influence a situation 我怀疑有人在暗中作怪，破坏我们的合作。 wǒ huáiyí yǒu rén zài ànzhōng zuòguài, pòhuài wǒmen de hézuò. I suspect someone is working behind the scenes to undermine our cooperation. haunt verb (of a ghost or spirit) to cause strange or supernatural events to occur 当地人传言是有冤魂在这里作怪。 dāngdìrén chuányán shì yǒu yuānhún zài zhèlǐ zuòguài. Locals rumor that a restless spirit is haunting this place. misbehave verb a euphemism for engaging in sexual activity 那对男女躲在树影下作怪。 nà duì nánnǚ duǒ zài shùyǐng xià zuòguài. That couple is acting suspiciously in the shadows of the trees. odd verb strange, peculiar, or eccentric 他的样子有点儿作怪，让人觉得很不自然。 tā de yàngzi yǒudiǎn r zuòguài, ràng rén juéde hěn bù zìrán. His behavior is a bit strange, making people feel very uncomfortable. Frequency Movie subtitles 1.40 per million appears in 1% of films Written text 2.02 per million Sources Definitions CC-CEDICT Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
