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调皮

tiáo pí

HSK 4 · word 2886 of 3,000

Meaning

• naughty
• mischievous
• unruly

Example sentence

Characters in 调皮

• 调 diào to transfer
• 皮 pí skin; peel; rind; outer layer

调 here tiáo, to tune, plus 皮, skin or mischief. 皮 gives 皮包 and 顽皮; the word is said fondly of children.

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