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作怪

/ zuòguài /
Strokes

Definition

(of a ghost) to make strange things happen/to act up/to act behind the scenes/to make mischief/odd/to misbehave (euphemism for having sex)

Example

As a Verb

do mischief; make trouble

1
Duì
jīnqián
金钱
de
wàng
欲望
zài
de
tóunǎo
头脑
zhōng
zuòguài
作怪
  

He is obsessed with the lust for money.

2
Xīngyāo
兴妖
zuòguài
作怪

stir up trouble behind the scene

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兴妖作怪