淘气包

淘氣包
táoqìbāo
noun #36,301

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 little rascal
  2. 2 naughty kid
  3. 3 mischief-maker

Examples

HSK 1
Wǒ érzi shì bānlǐ zuì yǒumíng de táoqìbāo.
My son is the best-known little troublemaker in his class.
HSK 3
Nǐ zhège xiǎo táoqìbāo, yòu bǎ fángjiān nòng luàn le!
You little rascal, you've messed up the room again!

Tips

register
Affectionate, not really scolding - (literally 'bundle') here works like English '-bag' or '-pot' to make a personal nickname (cf. 调皮包, 跟屁虫). Mostly used by adults toward kids they like.
culture
《淘气包马小跳》 'Mo Xiaotiao the Mischief Maker' is one of the bestselling Chinese children's book series of the 2000s, by Yang Hongying.

Stroke Order

táo
bāo