顽童

頑童

wántóng

noun #26,691

Measure Word

一个顽童 gè

Meanings

1 urchin
2 naughty child
3 mischievous boy

Characters

stubborn; naughty; mischievous

child; youth; juvenile

Examples

他小时候是个出了名的顽童。

Tā xiǎoshíhou shì gè chūle míng de wántóng.

He was a notoriously naughty child when he was young.

顽童们在街上嬉戏打闹。

Wántóngmen zài jiē shàng xīxì dǎnào.

The urchins were playing and horsing around in the street.

Tips

register

顽童 has a mildly literary or old-fashioned flavor. In modern speech, 调皮鬼 (tiáopí guǐ) or 淘气鬼 (táoqì guǐ) are more colloquial equivalents for a naughty child.

Stroke Order

顽 wán

童 tóng