淘
气

Naughty in Chinese: 淘气 (táo qì)

táo qì

naughty

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 淘氣1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1naughty
  2. 2mischievous

Stroke order

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淘
气

Zhuyin

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ㄊㄠˊ

táo

ㄊ/ tㄠ/ aoˊ/ second tone

ㄑㄧˋ

qì

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

淘气

Simplified

淘氣

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这个孩子太淘气，总是闯祸。

    zhè ge hái zi tài táo qì， zǒng shì chuǎng huò。

    This child is so naughty, always getting into trouble.

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Related words

气

qì

gas

淘

táo

to wash

天气

tiān qì

weather

生气

shēng qì

to get angry

空气

kōng qì

air

力气

lì qi

strength

脾气

pí qi

character

气候

qì hòu

(meteorology) climate

气氛

qì fēn

atmosphere

小气

xiǎo qì

stingy

勇气

yǒng qì

courage

语气

yǔ qì

tone

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