HSK 5 · Adjectives

调皮 tiáopí “naughty” in Chinese

Traditional 調皮

What 调皮 means

  1. naughty
  2. mischievous
  3. unruly

How to say 调皮

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale调tiáo2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale皮pí2nd tone, rising

调皮 in a sentence

  1. 我不调皮。

    Wǒ bù tiáopí.

    I’m not naughty.

    Sentence #6075515 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 汤姆有点调皮捣蛋。

    Tāngmǔ yǒudiǎn tiáopí dǎodàn.

    Tom is a bit of a troublemaker.

    Sentence #13736369 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 调皮 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 调 (tiáo) with each of its parts in a different colour
调tiáoto harmonise
  • 讠speech form of 言 · yánMeaning part
  • 周Zhou dynasty · zhōuSound part

讠 hints at the meaning (speech); 周 (zhōu) hints at the sound. Compare it with tiáo.

The character 皮 (pí) drawn as one shape
皮pískin; peel; rind; outer layer

皮 is a single shape of 5 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

How to write 调皮

调 10 strokes · 皮 5 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

调皮 (tiáopí) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 调皮 (tiáopí). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 调皮

Words with 调

空调kōngtiáo · air conditioning调查diàochá · investigation强调qiángdiào · to emphasise (a statement)调整tiáozhěng · to adjust单调dāndiào · monotonous声调shēngdiào · tone (of a syllable)调料tiáoliào · seasoning调和tiáohé · to reconcile调剂tiáojì · to adjust调节tiáojié · to adjust

Words with 皮

皮鞋píxié · leather shoes皮肤pífū · skin橡皮xiàngpí · rubber皮革pígé · leather

More words: Adjectives

夸张kuāzhāng · to exaggerate平安píng'ān · safe and sound软ruǎn · soft淘气táoqì · naughty独立dúlì · independent独特dútè · unique多余duōyú · superfluous恶劣èliè · vile

FAQs

调皮 (tiáopí) means “naughty” or “mischievous”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it tiáopí: tiáo with a 2nd tone, then pí with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 调皮 is written 調皮. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type tiaopi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 调皮 from the suggestions. Typing tiaopi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
调皮 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.