"make mischief" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 惹是生非
• 搗蛋

Definition

以頑皮或偷偷的方式讓別人惹上麻煩或小問題。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

通常用於形容小孩或愛搗蛋的大人，語氣大多輕鬆，若麻煩較大則語意較負面。常和「小孩」、「學生」等詞搭配。比「製造麻煩」語氣輕。

Examples

The students like to make mischief during recess.

學生們喜歡在下課時**搗蛋**。

Children sometimes make mischief for fun.

小孩有時為了好玩會**搗蛋**。

Why did you make mischief when you knew it was wrong?

你明知道不對，為什麼還要**惹是生非**？

He always tries to make mischief when the teacher isn't watching.

他總是在老師沒注意的時候**搗蛋**。

Some people just love to make mischief on social media.

有些人就是愛在社交媒體上**惹是生非**。

If you keep trying to make mischief, you're going to get in trouble.

你如果一直**搗蛋**，遲早會惹禍的。