# 搞鬼 (gǎoguǐ)

In Mandarin Chinese, 搞鬼 (gǎoguǐ) means “to play tricks; to make mischief”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to play tricks; to make mischief
- Pinyin: gǎoguǐ (gao3 gui3)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 到底是谁在背后搞鬼？
  Dàodǐ shì shéi zài bèihòu gǎoguǐ?
  Who is playing tricks behind my back?

## Characters

- [搞](https://hanziro.com/word/gao-do/) (gǎo): to do; to make
- [鬼](https://hanziro.com/word/gui-ghost/) (guǐ): ghost; spirit

https://hanziro.com/word/gao-gui-play-tricks/

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