弄 nòng

do, play or fiddle with; alley

HSK 4 #1053

DEFINITIONS

弄 nòng
  • to do
  • to manage
  • to handle
  • to play with
  • to fool with
  • to mess with
  • to fix
  • to toy with
  • old variant of 弄[nong4]
弄 lòng
  • lane
  • alley
  • variant of 弄[long4]

STROKES

弄 stroke order diagram
弄 stroke order animation

WORDS

玩弄 wán nòng
HSK 6
to play with; to toy with; to dally with; to engage in; to resort to
弄清 nòng qīng to clarify; to fully understand
愚弄 yú nòng to make a fool out of; to fool; to dupe
捉弄 zhuō nòng to tease
糊弄 hù nong to fool; to deceive; to go through the motions
摆弄 bǎi nòng to move back and forth; to fiddle with
戏弄 xì nòng to play tricks on; to make fun of; to tease
嘲弄 cháo nòng to tease; to poke fun at; to make fun of
卖弄 mài nong to show off; to make a display of
里弄 lǐ lòng lanes and alleys; neighborhood; lane neighborhoods in parts of Shanghai, with modified Chinese courtyard houses, occupied by single families in the 1930s, now crowded with multiple families
作弄 zuò nòng to tease; to play tricks on
耍弄 shuǎ nòng to play with; to engage in; to resort to; to dally with
拨弄 bō nòng to move to and fro (with hand, foot, stick etc); to fiddle with; to stir up
弄巧成拙 nòng qiǎo chéng zhuō to overreach oneself; to try to be clever and end up with egg on one's face
搔首弄姿 sāo shǒu nòng zī to stroke one's hair coquettishly (idiom)
搬弄是非 bān nòng shì fēi to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people; to tell tales; to make mischief
装神弄鬼 zhuāng shén nòng guǐ lit. dress up as God, play the devil (idiom); fig. to mystify; to deceive people; to scam
故弄玄虚 gù nòng xuán xū deliberately mystifying; to make sth unnecessarily complicated
弄虚作假 nòng xū zuò jiǎ to practice fraud (idiom); by trickery
弄僵 nòng jiāng to bring to deadlock; to result in a stalemate
弄堂 lòng táng (dialect) alley; lane
挤眉弄眼 jǐ méi nòng yǎn to make eyes; to wink
班门弄斧 bān mén nòng fǔ to display one's slight skill before an expert (idiom)
逗弄 dòu nòng to tease; to provoke; to play with (a child, animal etc)
弄臣 nòng chén emperor's favorite courtier
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