乖张 (guāi zhāng) — eccentric and unreasonable; perverse in disposition
Definition
A literary, pejorative adjective for someone whose behavior or temperament is odd, contrary, and unreasonable. Stronger and more formal than 古怪, with a sharper edge of being 'against the grain.'
adjective
eccentric and unreasonableperverse in disposition
Examples
- 乖张，。Tā zhè ge rén xìng gé guāi zhāng, hěn nán gēn rén xiāng chǔ.He has an eccentric and unreasonable personality — very hard to get along with.
- 乖张。Wén zhāng pī píng le nà xiē xíng wéi guāi zhāng de guān yuán.The article criticized those officials whose behavior was perverse.
- 乖张，。Tā de yán yǔ suī rán guāi zhāng, dàn bìng fēi è yì.Her words were eccentric and unreasonable, but not malicious.
Browse more HSK 7-9 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.