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Meaning of 弄

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Polyphone (多音字)HSK 4
Total strokes: 7; Radical:
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Pinyin: nòng
English Definition:to do; to manage; to handle; to play with; to fool with; to mess with; to fix; to toy with
Chinese Definition:
①玩耍,把玩:摆弄。玩弄。弄臣(帝王所亲近狎昵的臣子)。弄潮儿。戏弄。弄瓦(“瓦”是原始的纺锤,古代把它给女孩子玩,意为生女儿)。弄璋(“璋”是一种玉器,古代把它给男孩子玩。意为生儿子)。
②做,干:弄假成真。弄明白。
③设法取得:弄点钱花。
④搅扰:这事弄得人心惶惶。
⑤耍,炫耀:搔首弄姿。
⑥不正当地使用:弄权。弄手段。捉弄。
⑦奏乐或乐曲的一段、一章:弄琴。梅花三弄。
⑧古代百戏乐舞中指扮演角色或表演节目。

Example Words:
弄虚作假 nòng zuò jiǎ to practice fraud (idiom); by trickery
玩弄HSK 6 wán nòng to play with; to toy with; to dally with; to engage in; to resort to
嘲弄 cháo nòng to tease; to poke fun at; to make fun of
摆弄HSK 5 bǎi nòng to move back and forth; to fiddle with
戏弄 nòng to play tricks on; to make fun of; to tease
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Pinyin: lòng
English Definition:lane; alley
Chinese Definition:
①方言,小巷,胡同:弄堂。里弄。
Example Words:
弄堂 lòng táng (dialect) alley; lane
里弄 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
巷弄HSK 6 xiàng lòng alley; lane
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Example Sentences
1
I want to understand the meaning of this word.
2
Don't get my new dress dirty.
3
Mom asked me to fix this toy.
4
I can't figure out the answer to this problem.
5
I have already broken the camera.