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to make mischief

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

gao3gui3 gǎoguǐ

Meaning


Primary

to make mischief

Alternatives

make mischief, making mischief, makes mischief, made mischief, to play tricks, play tricks

Mnemonic


搞鬼 To make mischief is 搞 to do silly disruptive things like pretending to be a 鬼 ghost to scare other people.

Usage


那 个 小孩子 老是 搞鬼。

That child is always making mischief.

别 在 这里 搞鬼 了!

Stop making mischief here!

他 经常 在 背后 搞鬼。

He often makes mischief behind the scenes.