捣蛋
dǎo dàn
Pinyin

Definition

捣蛋
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dǎo dàn
  1. to cause trouble
  2. to stir up trouble

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

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
Dàn
  1. 1 variant of 蜑[Dàn]
dàn gāo
  1. 1 cake
  2. 2 CL:塊|块[kuài],個|个[gè]
jī dàn
  1. 1 (chicken) egg
  2. 2 hen's egg
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè],打[dá]
xià dàn
  1. 1 to lay eggs
huài dàn
  1. 1 bad egg
  2. 2 scoundrel
  3. 3 bastard
wán dàn
  1. 1 (coll.) to be done for
dǎo dàn
  1. 1 to cause trouble
  2. 2 to stir up trouble
cào dàn
  1. 1 lousy
  2. 2 rotten
hún dàn
  1. 1 scoundrel
  2. 2 bastard
  3. 3 hoodlum
  4. 4 wretch
gǔn dàn
  1. 1 get out of here!
  2. 2 beat it!
chǎo dàn
  1. 1 scrambled eggs
jiān dàn
  1. 1 fried egg
wáng bā dàn
  1. 1 bastard (insult)
  2. 2 son of a bitch
pí dàn
  1. 1 thousand-year old eggs
  2. 2 preserved eggs
bèn dàn
  1. 1 fool
  2. 2 idiot
liǎn dàn
  1. 1 cheek
  2. 2 face
hé bāo dàn
  1. 1 poached egg
  2. 2 egg fried on both sides
dàn tà
  1. 1 custard tart
dàn qīng
  1. 1 (coll.) egg white

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
鸟不生蛋,狗不拉屎
niǎo bù shēng dàn , gǒu bù lā shǐ
  1. 1 lit. (a place where) birds don't lay eggs and dogs don't defecate (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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