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淘气

táo qì · tao qi

Traditional 淘氣

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. naughty
  2. mischievous
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A naughty nephew

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)侄子(zhízi)太(tài)淘气(táoqì)了(le)，今天(jīntiān)在(zài)墙(qiáng)上(shàng)画画(huàhuà)。

    My nephew is so naughty. Today he drew on the wall.

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)哥哥(gēge)生气(shēngqì)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Did your brother get angry?

  3. Liangliang

    没有(méiyǒu)，他(tā)说(shuō)淘气(táoqì)的(de)孩子(háizi)聪明(cōngming)，给(gěi)了(le)孩子(háizi)一块(yīkuài)湿布(shībù)。

    No. He says naughty kids are smart. He gave the child a wet cloth.

  4. Dengdeng

    哈哈(hāhā)，我(wǒ)小时候(xiǎoshíhou)也(yě)很(hěn)淘气(táoqì)。

    Ha. I was very naughty when I was little too.

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)做(zuò)过(guò)什么(shénme)？

    What did you do?

  6. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)把(bǎ)爸爸(bàba)的(de)鞋(xié)藏(cáng)进(jìn)了(le)冰箱(bīngxiāng)，他(tā)找(zhǎo)了(le)一个(yīgè)小时(xiǎoshí)。

    I hid my dad’s shoes in the fridge. He looked for an hour.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)受(shòu)不(bu)了(liǎo)淘(táo)气(qì)的(de)小(xiǎo)孩(hái)。

I can't stand naughty children.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by minshirui · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)只(zhī)淘(táo)气(qì)的(de)小(xiǎo)猫(māo)又(yòu)把(bǎ)花(huā)瓶(píng)碰(pèng)倒(dǎo)了(le)。

This mischievous kitten knocked over the vase again.

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