调皮
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
调皮 (tiáopí) · naughty
调皮 (tiáopí) means “naughty; mischievous”. It is written with 2 characters: 调 (to transfer) + 皮 (skin). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 调皮 is built
The characters
调 diào · to transfer
What 调 is made of
- 讠yán — speech
- 周zhōu — Zhou dynasty
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: 讠 gives the meaning, 周 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
皮 pí · skin
What 皮 is made of
- 攴pū — to rap
Origin hint: A hand using a tool 攴 to strip the hide from a carcass (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这个孩子很调皮。Zhè ge háizi hěn tiáopí.This child is very naughty.
小猫真调皮！Xiǎo māo zhēn tiáopí!The kitten is so mischievous!
Questions about 调皮
What does 调皮 mean?
调皮 (tiáopí) means “naughty; mischievous”.
How do you pronounce 调皮?
调皮 is pronounced tiáopí.
Which HSK level is 调皮?
调皮 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 调查diàocháto investigate
- 空调kōngtiáoair conditioner
- 强调qiángdiàoto emphasize
- 调整tiáozhěngto adjust
- 单调dāndiàomonotonous
- 声调shēngdiàotone (of a syllable)
- 调动diàodòngto transfer
- 调和tiáohéto reconcile
- 调剂tiáojìto adjust
- 调节tiáojiéto adjust
Learn 调皮 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 13: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.