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捣蛋

dǎo dàn · dao dan

Traditional 搗蛋

Meaning

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  1. to cause trouble
  2. to stir up trouble
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The bike bell

  1. Liangliang

    隔壁(gébì)的(de)小孩(xiǎohái)又(yòu)来(lái)捣蛋(dǎodàn)了(le)。

    The kid next door is making trouble again.

  2. Dengdeng

    他(tā)怎么(zěnme)捣蛋(dǎodàn)了(le)？

    How did he make trouble?

  3. Liangliang

    他(tā)动(dòng)了(le)我(wǒ)的(de)自行车(zìxíngchē)铃铛(língdang)，它(tā)一直(yīzhí)响(xiǎng)。

    He touched my bike bell. It keeps ringing.

  4. Dengdeng

    看(kàn)，他(tā)在(zài)那儿(nàr)，手(shǒu)里(lǐ)拿(ná)着(zhe)工具(gōngjù)。

    Look, he's over there with tools in his hand.

  5. Liangliang

    原来(yuánlái)他(tā)不是(bùshì)捣蛋(dǎodàn)，他(tā)在(zài)帮(bāng)我(wǒ)修(xiū)铃铛(língdang)。

    So he wasn't making trouble. He was helping me fix the bell.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

弟(dì)弟(dì)又(yòu)在(zài)课(kè)堂(táng)上(shàng)捣(dǎo)蛋(dàn)，老(lǎo)师(shī)很(hěn)生(shēng)气(qì)。

My little brother was causing trouble in class again, and the teacher was very angry.

02

这(zhè)只(zhī)小(xiǎo)狗(gǒu)很(hěn)爱(ài)捣(dǎo)蛋(dàn)，总(zǒng)把(bǎ)拖(tuō)鞋(xié)藏(cáng)起(qǐ)来(lái)。

This puppy loves to cause trouble and always hides the slippers.

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