tiáo pí
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  • 1

    adj.naughty; mischievous

    • xiàn zài de xiǎo hái zi tài tiáo pí le

      现在孩子调皮

      The children nowadays are too naughty.

    • gào su zhè xiē hái zi bù yào tiáo pí

      告诉这些孩子调皮

      Tell the children to keep out of mischief!

    • tā yīn wèi kǒu chī jīng cháng shòu dào tiáo pí tóng xué de zhuō nòng

      因为口吃经常受到调皮同学捉弄

      He is often teased by naughty classmates because of his stuttering.

  • 2

    adj.insincere; scheming; dishonest; play tricks

    • kē xué shì lǎo lǎo shí shí de xué wen rèn hé yī diǎn tiáo pí dōu shì bù xíng de

      科学老老实实学问任何一点调皮

      Science means honest, solid knowledge, so you can't just play around.

    • zuò xué wen lái bu de bàn diǎn r tiáo pí

      学问来不得点儿调皮

      There is no way to be naughty in learning.

    • nǐ rèn zhēn zuò ba qiān wàn bù yào tiáo pí

      认真千万调皮

      Do it seriously, don't be naughty.

  • 3

    adj.crafty

    • tā de liǎn shang dài zhe tiáo pí de wēi xiào gū jì yào gàn huài shì r le

      调皮微笑估计坏事儿

      With a mischievous smile on her face, she is probably going to do something bad.

    • xiǎo hóu zi tiáo pí de dòng zuò dòu de dà jiā hā hā dà xiào

      猴子调皮动作大家哈哈大笑

      The little monkey's naughty movements made everyone laugh.

    • tā de yǎn jing li chōng mǎn le tiáo pí de shén qíng

      眼睛充满调皮神情

      Her eyes were full of mischief.

  • 4

    adj.unruly; tricky; recalcitrant; disobedient

    • tiáo pí zhī rén

      调皮

      a tricky fellow