俏皮 (qiào pí) — witty and cleverly humorous (of speech or manne…

Definition

Adjective for lively, clever charm — witty in speech (俏皮话) and pretty-cute in looks. It's lighter and more playful than formal terms like 优雅.

adjective

witty and cleverly humorous (of speech or manner)lively and charming in appearance (of a person)

俏皮，。
Tā shuō huà hěn qiào pí, cháng cháng dòu dé dà jiā hā hā dà xiào.
She speaks very wittily, often making everyone laugh out loud.
俏皮，。
Nà ge xiǎo gū niang cháng dé hěn qiào pí, yòu kě ài yòu shí shàng.
That little girl looks very lively and charming, both cute and stylish.
俏皮。
Tā de qiào pí huí dá ràng lǎo shī dōu rěn bú zhù xiào le.
His witty reply made even the teacher couldn't help laughing.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

俏qiàoclever/pretty

皮píplayful/cheeky

俏 contributes clever or pretty and 皮 contributes playful or cheeky, together giving witty, lively charm.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

皮 shows a hand pulling fur off an animal pelt, with the pelt drawn at the upper left.

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