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调皮 (tiáo pí): Naughty (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

调 • tiáo • to adjust, to blend, or a tune
tiáo调

to adjust, to blend, or a tune

皮 • pí • skin, hide, leather, outer covering
pí皮

skin, hide, leather, outer covering

Word Info

Pinyintiáo pí
Meaningnaughty; mischievous
Characters2
SyntaxAdjective

HSK 5 Words

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  • 动画片dòng huà piāncartoon
  • 抽屉chōu tidrawer
  • 安慰ān wèito comfort; console
  • 重复chóng fùto repeat; to duplicate; iterate
  • 成语chéng yǔset phrase; idiom; proverb
  • 大方dà fanggenerous; liberal
  • 导致dǎo zhìto cause; lead to; result in
  • 产生chǎn shēngproduce
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 调皮.

Words with 调
  • 空调kōng tiáoair-conditioning
  • 调查diào cháinvestigation
  • 单调dān diàomonotonous; dull; drab
  • 声调
shēng diào
tone; pitch of voice
  • 强调qiáng diàostress; emphasize; underline
  • 调整tiáo zhěngto adjust; tune-up; trim
  • 调研diào yánto investigate and research
  • 协调xié tiáocoordinate; integrate; harmonize
    • Words with 皮
    • 皮鞋pí xiéleather shoes
    • 橡皮xiàng pírubber; eraser
    • 皮肤pí fūskin
    • 皮革pí géleather; hide
    • 顽皮wán pínaughty
    • 俏皮qiào pílively; witty; playful
    • 削皮xiāo píto peel
    • 包皮bāo píforeskin; wrapper
    4.

    How to Use 调皮 in Sentences

    Adverb + Adjectivewith很
    hěn很
    tiáo调
    pí皮
    neutral
    very naughty
    Verb + Complementwith变得
    biàn变
    de得
    tiáo调
    pí皮
    Adjective + Nounwith孩子
    tiáo调
    pí皮
    de的
    hái孩
    zi子
    Idiomwith捣蛋
    tiáo调
    pí皮
    dǎo捣
    dàn蛋
    5.

    Example Sentences with 调皮

    zhè这
    ge个
    hái孩
    zi子
    hěn很
    tiáo调
    neutral
    become naughty
    neutral
    naughty child
    informal
    Spoken
    mischievous and naughty
    pí
    皮
    。
    This child is very naughty.
    jǐn尽
    guǎn管
    tā他
    píng平
    shí时
    hěn很
    tiáo调
    pí皮
    ，
    dàn但
    zài在
    zhèng正
    shì式
    chǎng场
    hé合
    què却
    biǎo表
    xiàn现
    dé得
    bīn彬
    bīn彬
    yǒu有
    lǐ礼
    。
    Although he is usually mischievous, he behaves politely on formal occasions.
    nǐ你
    nán难
    dào道
    bù不
    jué觉
    de得
    nà那
    ge个
    tiáo调
    pí皮
    de的
    xiǎo小
    nán男
    hái孩
    xū需
    yào要
    gèng更
    duō多
    de的
    yǐn引
    dǎo导
    ma吗
    ？
    Don't you think that mischievous little boy needs more guidance?
    tā他
    bìng并
    fēi非
    shēng生
    xìng性
    tiáo调
    pí皮
    ，
    zhǐ只
    shì是
    ǒu偶
    ěr尔
    huì会
    yòng用
    è恶
    zuò作
    jù剧
    lái来
    xī吸
    yǐn引
    zhù注
    yì意
    。
    He is not inherently naughty; he just occasionally uses pranks to attract attention.
    tā他
    xiǎo小
    shí时
    hou候
    suī虽
    rán然
    tiáo调
    pí皮
    ，
    dàn但
    xué学
    xí习
    yì一
    zhí直
    hěn很
    rèn认
    zhēn真
    。
    Although he was mischievous when he was young, he always studied diligently.