做鬼 (zuò guǐ) — to play tricks, to do something underhanded; (in 做鬼脸) to make a face

Definición

Refers to playing tricks or scheming behind the scenes — acting dishonestly rather than openly. Almost always appears in contexts like 别做鬼了 ('stop playing tricks') or 在背后做鬼 ('plot behind people's backs').

verb
to play tricksto do something underhanded(in 做鬼脸) to make a face

Ejemplos

  • 做鬼
    Tā zǒng zài bèi hòu zuò guǐ, dà jiā dōu bù xǐ huan tā.
    He's always playing tricks behind people's backs; nobody likes him.
  • 做鬼
    Bié zuò guǐ le, hǎo hǎo zuò shì ba.
    Stop playing tricks and just do your work properly.
  • Tā zuò le yí cì guǐ, jiù bèi fā xiàn le.
    He played a trick once and got caught right away.

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