Word

弄 (nòng) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 4

Meaning of 弄

动 dòng verb

to do/make/get

你在弄什么？

nǐ zài nòng shén me

What are you doing?

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Word breakdown

弄 nòng — to do/make/get

1 嘲弄 cháo nòng — to mock HSK 7
- 嘲 to ridicule
- 弄 to toy with
Example

不要嘲弄那些努力的人。

bú yào cháo nòng nà xiē nǔ lì de rén

Don't mock those who work hard.
2 弄虚作假 nòng xū zuò jiǎ — to practice fraud; to falsify; to cheat HSK 7
- 弄 to manipulate; to handle
- 虚 false; empty; unreal
- 作 to make; to create; to do
- 假 fake; counterfeit; false
Example

这家公司在财务报告中弄虚作假。

zhè jiā gōng sī zài cái wù bào gào zhōng nòng xū zuò jiǎ

This company falsified its financial reports.
3 玩弄 wán nòng — to toy with; to manipulate HSK 7
- 玩 to play
- 弄 to handle; to manipulate
Example

他玩弄别人的感情。

tā wán nòng bié rén de gǎn qíng

He toys with other people's feelings.

Structure & writing

1 弄 nòng — to handle, fiddle with, or play with something

弄 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 玉 yù — jade; a fine-grained, hard, lustrous mineral used for ornaments and carvings

玉 is a component in 5 characters

HSK 1

国 guó country; nation; state

HSK 3

全 quán complete, whole, lacking nothing

HSK 4

弄 nòng to handle, fiddle with, or play with something

HSK 5

宝 bǎo treasure; precious thing

HSK 7

莹 yíng (lit.) a smooth, jade-like stone

1.2 廾 gǒng — two hands holding/offering something

廾 is a component in 9 characters

HSK 4

弃 qì to abandon, to discard 弄 nòng to handle, fiddle with, or play with something

HSK 6

异 yì different; distinct 戒 jiè to guard against; to be vigilant

HSK 7

弈 yì ancient term for the game of Go (围棋) 弊 bì fraud; cheating to gain an advantage 舆 yú (lit.) carriage; cart 莽 mǎng dense, thick grass 葬 zàng funeral rites; disposal of a corpse according to custom

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