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恶作剧

恶作剧 (è zuò jù): Prank (Verb, Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

恶作剧 consists of 3 characters.

evil, wickedness, bad

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

to do, to make, to act

drama, play, theatrical performance

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Pinyinè zuò jù

MeaningPrank

Characters3

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb, Noun

Word恶作剧

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叫作

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话剧huà jùHSK 4
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剧烈

jiào zuò

HSK 4

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3.

How to Use 恶作剧 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 恶作剧 with other words naturally.

Subject + Verbwith成功

è恶

zuò作

jù剧

chéng成

gōng功

neutral

prank succeeds

Measure Word + Nounwith个

yí一

gè个

è恶

zuò作

jù剧

Adjective + Nounwith电话

è恶

zuò作

jù剧

diàn电

huà话

Verb + Objectwith开

kāi开

è恶

zuò作

jù剧

Noun + Nounwith大王

è恶

zuò作

jù剧

dà大

wáng王

4.

Example Sentences with 恶作剧

tā他

xǐ喜

huān欢

è恶

zuò作

jù剧

，

neutral

a prank

neutral

prank call

neutral

play a prank

informal

Spoken

prank king

cháng常

cháng常

xià吓

hǔ唬

tóng同

xué学

。

He likes to play pranks and often scares his classmates.

tā他

jīng精

xīn心

cè策

huà划

de的

è恶

zuò作

jù剧

，

zuì最

zhōng终

què却

ràng让

zhěng整

gè个

tuán团

duì队

xiàn陷

rù入

le了

gān尴

gà尬

de的

jìng境

dì地

。

His meticulously planned prank ultimately plunged the entire team into an awkward situation.

nǐ你

nán难

dào道

bù不

jué觉

de得

zhè这

zhǒng种

guò过

fèn分

de的

è恶

zuò作

jù剧

yǐ已

jīng经

chāo超

chū出

le了

wán玩

xiào笑

de的

fàn范

chóu畴

ma吗

？

Don't you think this excessive prank has already gone beyond the scope of a joke?

hái孩

zi子

men们

zài在

wàn万

shèng圣

jié节

shí时

jīng经

cháng常

è恶

zuò作

jù剧

，

bǐ比

rú如

àn按

mén门

líng铃

jiù就

pǎo跑

。

Children often play tricks on Halloween, such as ringing doorbells and running away.

wǒ我

cóng从

bù不

cān参

yù与

rèn任

hé何

kě可

néng能

shāng伤

hài害

tā他

rén人

gǎn感

qíng情

de的

è恶

zuò作

jù剧

。

I never participate in any prank that might hurt others' feelings.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

tā他

shēng声

chēng称

nà那

zhǐ只

shì是

gè个

è恶

zuò作

jù剧

，

dàn但

qí其

è恶

liè劣

de的

yǐng影

xiǎng响

què却

nán难

yǐ以

qīng轻

yì易

xiāo消

chú除

。

Although he claimed it was just a prank, its negative impact is difficult to easily erase.

suī虽

rán然

tā他

de的

è恶

zuò作

jù剧

yǒu有

shí时

ràng让

rén人

shēng生

qì气

，

dàn但

dà大

jiā家

zhī知

dào道

tā他

zhǐ只

shì是

kāi开

wán玩

xiào笑

。

Although his pranks sometimes make people angry, everyone knows he's just joking.

bàn办

gōng公

shì室

lǐ里

nà那

ge个

shàn善

yì意

de的

è恶

zuò作

jù剧

，

fǎn反

ér而

huó活

yuè跃

le了

yuán原

běn本

chén沉

mèn闷

de的

qì气

fēn氛

。

That well-intentioned prank in the office actually enlivened the originally dull atmosphere.