# 淘气 (táoqì)

In Mandarin Chinese, 淘气 (táoqì) means “naughty; mischievous”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: naughty; mischievous
- Pinyin: táoqì (tao2 qi4)
- Traditional: 淘氣
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 这个淘气的小男孩很喜欢爬树。
  Zhège táoqì de xiǎo nánhái hěn xǐhuan pá shù.
  This naughty little boy loves to climb trees.

## Characters

- [淘](https://hanziro.com/word/tao-wash/) (táo): to wash (grain); to hunt for bargains
- [气](https://hanziro.com/word/qi-air/) (qì): air; gas

https://hanziro.com/word/tao-qi-naughty/

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