刁钻 (diāo zuān) — wily; cunning; artful (of a person's character or questions)
Definition
Used for a person, question, or method that is shrewdly tricky in a hard-to-handle way — wily characters, devious methods, or trick questions designed to catch you out.
adjective
wilycunningartful (of a person's character or questions)
Examples
- 刁钻，。Tā zhè ge rén hěn diāo zuān, zǒng xiǎng zhàn bié rén pián yi.He is a very wily person, always trying to take advantage of others.
- 刁钻，。Zhè cì kǎo shì de wèn tí hěn diāo zuān, hěn duō rén dōu dá cuò le.The questions on this exam were very tricky; many people got them wrong.
- 刁钻。Tā yòng le yì zhǒng diāo zuān de shǒu duàn yíng dé le bǐ sài.He won the competition by using a cunning tactic.
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