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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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