捣蛋 (搗蛋)
dǎo dàn
Pinyin

Definition

捣蛋 (搗蛋)
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dǎo dàn
  1. to cause trouble
  2. to stir up trouble

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

彩蛋
cǎi dàn
  1. 1 painted eggshell
  2. 2 Easter egg
  3. 3 (media) Easter egg (hidden feature in software or a movie etc)
  4. 4 post-credits scene
蛋
Dàn
  1. 1 variant: 蜑 Dàn
蛋糕
dàn gāo
  1. 1 cake
  2. 2 classifier: 块 kuài
  3. 3 classifier: 个 gè
鸡蛋
jī dàn
  1. 1 (chicken) egg
  2. 2 hen's egg
  3. 3 classifier: 个 gè
  4. 4 classifier: 打 dá
下蛋
xià dàn
  1. 1 to lay eggs

Idioms (6)

苍蝇不叮无缝蛋
cāng ying bù dīng wú fèng dàn
  1. 1 lit. flies do not attack an intact egg (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. no smoke without a fire
鸡蛋碰石头
jī dàn pèng shí tou
  1. 1 lit. an egg colliding with a rock (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to attack sb stronger than oneself
  3. 3 to overrate one's abilities
鸡蛋里挑骨头
jī dàn li tiāo gǔ tou
  1. 1 to look for bones in an egg
  2. 2 to find fault
  3. 3 to nitpick (idiom)
鸡飞蛋打
jī fēi dàn dǎ
  1. 1 the chicken has flown the coop and the eggs are broken
  2. 2 a dead loss (idiom)
鸟不拉屎，鸡不生蛋
niǎo bù lā shǐ , jī bù shēng dàn
  1. 1 lit. (a place where) birds don't defecate and hens don't lay eggs (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. god-forsaken
  3. 3 remote and desolate

Sample Sentences

五岁了！正是调皮捣蛋的年纪，可折腾死我了。
wǔ suì le ！zhèngshì tiáopí dǎodàn de niánjì ，kě zhēteng sǐ wǒ le 。
He's five! It's a very naughty age, he's a real torment.
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孩子活泼点是好事，尤其是儿子，不调皮捣蛋你才要担心呢。
háizi huópo diǎnr shì hǎoshì ，yóuqí shì érzi ，bù tiáopí dǎodàn nǐ cái yào dānxīn ne 。
It's good for children to be a little energetic, especially boys, it's only if he's not a little terror that you should worry.
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哦，对了，有个叫王小毛的男生，特别爱捣蛋。你要小心点儿。
ò ，duì le ，yǒu ge jiào Wáng Xiǎomáo de nánshēng ，tèbié ài dǎodàn 。nǐ yào xiǎoxīn diǎnr 。
Oh, that's right. There's a boy student named Wang Xiaomao. He's particularly naughty. Be a little careful.
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不给糖，就捣蛋！
bù gěi táng ，jiù dǎodàn ！
Trick or treat!
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不给糖，就捣蛋！
bù gěi táng ，jiù dǎodàn ！
Trick or treat!
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哼！不给糖，就捣蛋！
hèng ！bù gěi táng ，jiù dǎodàn ！
Hmph! Trick or treat!
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