Word

玩弄 (wán nòng) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

Meaning of 玩弄

动 dòng verb

to toy with; to manipulate

他玩弄别人的感情。

tā wán nòng bié rén de gǎn qíng

He toys with other people's feelings.

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Word breakdown

玩 wán — to play

1 好玩儿 hǎo wánr — fun HSK 1
- 好 good, well
- 玩 to play, to enjoy
- 儿 colloquial suffix (adds Beijing dialect flavor)
Example

这个游戏很好玩儿。

zhè ge yóu xì hěn hǎo wánr

This game is very fun.
2 开玩笑 kāi wán xiào — to joke HSK 4
- 开 to start, to initiate (the action of joking)
- 玩 to play, fun (indicating non-serious activity)
- 笑 laughter, humor (completing the meaning of joking)
Example

我只是开玩笑，别当真。

wǒ zhǐ shì kāi wán xiào bié dàng zhēn

I'm just joking, don't take it seriously.
3 游玩 yóu wán — to go sightseeing HSK 4
- 游 to tour, to travel
- 玩 to play, to have fun
Example

周末我们去公园游玩。

zhōu mò wǒ men qù gōng yuán yóu wán

On the weekend, we go to the park to sightsee.
4 玩具 wán jù — toy HSK 5
- 玩 play
- 具 tool/object
Example

她给孩子买了一个新玩具。

tā gěi hái zi mǎi le yí gè xīn wán jù

She bought a new toy for the child.
5 吃喝玩乐 chī hē wán lè — wining and dining; eating, drinking and merrymaking HSK 7
- 吃 eating
- 喝 drinking
- 玩 playing, having fun
- 乐 enjoying, pleasure
Example

年轻人不应该只追求吃喝玩乐。

niánqīng rén bù yīnggāi zhǐ zhuīqiú chī hē wán lè

Young people shouldn't only pursue eating, drinking and merrymaking.

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6 玩意儿 wán yìr — thing HSK 7
- 玩 play, toy (contributes the sense of object or plaything)
- 意 idea, meaning (serves as a generic noun component)
- 儿 diminutive suffix (adds colloquial, informal tone)
Example

这是什么玩意儿？

zhè shì shén me wán yìr

What is this thing?
7 玩耍 wán shuǎ — to play HSK 7
- 玩 play, engage in amusement
- 耍 frolic, play freely
Example

孩子们在公园里玩耍。

hái zi men zài gōng yuán lǐ wán shuǎ

The children are playing in the park.

弄 nòng — to handle; to manipulate

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.

Structure & writing

1 玩 wán — to play (a game)

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

consists of

1.1 王 wáng — monarch; supreme ruler

王 is a component in 33 characters

HSK 1

玩 wán to play (a game) 现 xiàn to appear; to show; to manifest 班 bān a group organized for work or study

HSK 2

望 wàng to look, to look into the distance 球 qiú sphere (geometric solid equidistant from center to all surface points)

HSK 3

丢 diū to lose; to misplace 主 zhǔ owner; one who possesses property or power 环 huán ring-shaped object 理 lǐ to govern; to manage; to administer

HSK 4

琴 qín guqin, a plucked string instrument made of paulownia wood, originally with five strings, later seven

HSK 5

润 rùn to moisten; to add oil or water to prevent dryness 狂 kuáng mentally deranged; insane; mad 玉 yù jade; a fine-grained, hard, lustrous mineral used for ornaments and carvings 玫 méi (lit.) a type of beautiful stone or jade 玻 bō see "玻璃": a hard, brittle, transparent material with no fixed melting point, made by melting quartz sand, limestone, soda ash, etc. at high temperature

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珍 zhēn treasure; precious thing 瑰 guī (lit.) a jade-like stone 璃 li see '玻璃': ① hard, brittle transparent material (glass); ② glass-like plastic

HSK 6

呈 chéng to take on (a form, color, or state); to appear as 珠 zhū pearl (also written 真珠), a lustrous spherical gem formed inside certain freshwater or marine mollusks, used in medicine and as an ornament 皇 huáng monarch; emperor

HSK 7

噩 è frightful and ominous; horrifying and inauspicious 斑 bān spots or stripes of a contrasting color 旺 wàng prosperous; flourishing; (of fire) blazing fiercely 枉 wǎng crooked, bent; referring to error or deviation 汪 wāng (lit.) deep and vast (of water)

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琐 suǒ trivial, trifling, petty 琢 zuó to ponder repeatedly; to mull over (见"琢磨") 瑕 xiá flaw or blemish in jade; fig. defect or shortcoming 瑞 ruì auspicious omen; good luck 璀 cuǐ (lit.) bright and brilliant in color 璨 càn (lit.) fine jade 碧 bì (lit.) blue-green jade

1.2 元 yuán — the Yuan dynasty (1271–1368), founded by Kublai Khan

元 is a component in 6 characters

HSK 1

玩 wán to play (a game)

HSK 2

完 wán complete; whole; intact 远 yuǎn far; distant (in space or time, opposite of 近)

HSK 3

园 yuán garden (for growing vegetables, flowers, or fruit)

HSK 5

冠 guàn (lit.) to put on a hat (in ancient times, a capping ceremony at age 20 marked adulthood)

HSK 6

顽 wán stupid; ignorant

Stroke order

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

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

consists of

2.1 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

2.2 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

Stroke order