Word

顽皮 (wán pí) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

Meaning of 顽皮

形 xíng adjective

mischievous

小猫很顽皮，喜欢玩毛线球。

xiǎo māo hěn wán pí xǐ huan wán máo xiàn qiú

The kitten is very mischievous and likes to play with yarn balls.

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Word breakdown

顽 wán — stubborn, unruly (behavior)

1 顽强 wán qiáng — tenacious HSK 6
- 顽 stubborn, unyielding
- 强 strong, powerful
Example

运动员表现出顽强的拼搏精神。

yùn dòng yuán biǎo xiàn chū wán qiáng de pīn bó jīng shén

The athlete displayed a tenacious fighting spirit.
2 顽固 wán gù — stubborn HSK 7
- 顽 obstinate, willfully stubborn
- 固 fixed, rigid, unyielding
Example

他很顽固，不愿意改变自己的想法。

tā hěn wán gù bù yuàn yì gǎi biàn zì jǐ de xiǎng fǎ

He is very stubborn and unwilling to change his ideas.

皮 pí — frivolous, playful (behavior)

1 皮肤 pí fū — skin HSK 4
- 皮 outer layer, hide, covering
- 肤 body surface, complexion
Example

她的皮肤很光滑。

tā de pí fū hěn guāng huá

Her skin is very smooth.
2 皮鞋 pí xié — leather shoes HSK 4
- 皮 leather (material)
- 鞋 shoes (footwear)
Example

他今天穿了一双新皮鞋。

tā jīn tiān chuān le yì shuāng xīn pí xié

He wore a pair of new leather shoes today.
3 橡皮 xiàng pí — eraser HSK 5
- 橡 rubber (from rubber tree)
- 皮 material, surface
Example

请把橡皮借给我用一下。

qǐng bǎ xiàng pí jiè gěi wǒ yòng yī xià

Please lend me your eraser for a moment.
4 调皮 tiáo pí — mischievous HSK 5
- 调 deviate, behave differently (from expected norms)
- 皮 manner, behavior (literally: surface, appearance)
Example

这个孩子很调皮，总是捉弄同学。

zhè ge hái zi hěn tiáo pí zǒng shì zhuō nòng tóng xué

This child is very mischievous, always teasing classmates.
5 皮革 pí gé — leather HSK 7
- 皮 skin, hide (raw material)
- 革 processed leather, tanned hide
Example

他买了一件皮革夹克。

tā mǎi le yī jiàn pí gé jiá kè

He bought a leather jacket.

Structure & writing

1 顽 wán — stupid; ignorant

顽 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 元 yuán — the Yuan dynasty (1271–1368), founded by Kublai Khan

元 is a component in 6 characters

HSK 1

玩 wán to play (a game)

HSK 2

完 wán complete; whole; intact 远 yuǎn far; distant (in space or time, opposite of 近)

HSK 3

园 yuán garden (for growing vegetables, flowers, or fruit)

HSK 5

冠 guàn (lit.) to put on a hat (in ancient times, a capping ceremony at age 20 marked adulthood)

HSK 6

顽 wán stupid; ignorant

1.2 页 yè — page, sheet (of a book, painting, paper, etc.)

页 is a component in 26 characters

HSK 1

题 tí title; heading of a poem, essay, or speech

HSK 2

颜 yán facial expression; countenance

HSK 3

须 xū must; necessary (auxiliary verb) 顾 gù to turn and look; to look at

HSK 4

烦 fán vexed, irritated 硕 shuò large; tall and big 项 xiàng (lit.) back of the neck/nape 顺 shùn facing the same direction; opposite of 逆顿 dùn to pause briefly

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预 yù in advance; beforehand 频 pín repeatedly; frequently; many times in succession

HSK 5

领 lǐng neck; throat 颗 kē measure word for small, round or granular objects

HSK 6

顶 dǐng the top or highest part of a person or object 顽 wán stupid; ignorant 颖 yǐng awn-bearing husk of certain grasses (e.g. rice, wheat) 额 é forehead (of a person or animal)

HSK 7

嚣 xiāo noisy; clamorous 顷 qǐng unit of area equal to 100 亩 (approx. 6.6667 hectares) 颁 bān to issue; to promulgate 颂 sòng to praise, to extol someone's virtues 颇 pō (lit.) biased; not upright

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颊 jiá cheek; the part of the face below the cheekbone 颓 tuí to collapse, to crumble 颠 diān top of something tall and upright 颤 chàn to tremble; to shiver

Stroke order

2 皮 pí — skin; outer layer of tissue covering humans or organisms

皮 is a component in 11 characters

HSK 3

被 bèi a surname

HSK 4

破 pò to break; become damaged or incomplete

HSK 5

彼 bǐ that; that one (opposite of 此) 玻 bō see "玻璃": a hard, brittle, transparent material with no fixed melting point, made by melting quartz sand, limestone, soda ash, etc. at high temperature

HSK 6

坡 pō slope; incline 披 pī to drape over the shoulders 疲 pí tired; fatigued

HSK 7

波 bō waves on the surface of water (rivers, lakes, seas, etc.) 皱 zhòu wrinkle; crease on the skin or surface of an object 簸 bǒ to winnow (grain) by shaking in a flat basket to remove husks and chaff 颇 pō (lit.) biased; not upright

皮 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order