调皮捣蛋

bù yào lǐ nà ge hái zi nǐ yào shi zé mà tā tā fǎn dào huì kāi shǐ tiáo pí dǎo dàn

不要理那个孩子，你要是责骂他，他反倒会开始调皮捣蛋。

Don't take any notice of the boy. If you scold him, he'll only start acting up.

tiáo pí dǎo dàn de hái zi yào shi bèi dāng chǎng zhuā zhù yào zài quán bān rén qián miàn fá zhàn

调皮捣蛋的孩子要是被当场抓住，要在全班人前面罚站。

Any child caught misbehaving was made to stand at the front of the class.

tā shì gè hěn juè de hái zi hái cháng cháng tiáo pí dǎo dàn

他是个很倔的孩子，还常常调皮捣蛋。

He is a tough kid and he acts up a lot.