Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 搞砸
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
to make mischief; to play tricks
搞笑gǎoxiàoto get people to laugh; funny; hilarious
搞好gǎo hǎoto do well at; to do a good job
搞钱gǎo qiánto make money
搞头gǎo tou(coll.) likelihood of being worthwhile; cf. 有搞頭|有搞头[you3 gao3 tou5] and 沒搞頭|没搞头[mei2 gao3 tou5]
搞错gǎo cuòmistake; to make a mistake; to blunder