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乖舛
  • [guāichuǎn]
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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

乖舛 [guāichuǎn]
  1. 1. adjective [文言] Inconsistent; contradictory.
    乖舛的言行不能不让我怀疑事情的真实性。
    The contradiction between your behavior and words makes me doubt the authenticity of this matter.
  2. 2. adjective [文言] Absurd; wrong.
    你行事多乖舛,我不能派你一个人去。
    You always make mistakes, so I can't send you there alone.
  3. 3. adjective [文言] Full of frustrations; not smooth (fate).
    他一生命运乖舛,不过在身后留下了好名声。
    Though his life was full of frustration, he had a good name in the world after he passed away.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

乖舛 [guāichuǎn]
  1. 1. 形 [文] 不一致;相矛盾
    叙事前后乖舛
  2. 2. 形 [文] 荒谬;错误
    赏罚乖舛
  3. 3. 形 [文] (命运)坎坷;不顺利
    命运乖舛
    身世乖舛

Examples

你行事多乖舛,我不能派你一个人去。
You always make mistakes, so I can't send you there alone.
叙事前后乖舛
命运乖舛

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