Chinese word dictionary

搬弄

bān nòng · to fiddle with; to play and move sth about; to show off (what one can do)

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Word information

Simplified搬弄

Traditional搬弄

Pinyinbān nòng

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

搬bān

to move, to remove, to shift, to transfer

弄nòng

to do; to mock, to tease; to play with

How to learn 搬弄

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Words with the same characters

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搬bān

to move (i.e. relocate oneself); to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky); to shift; to copy indiscriminately

搬家bānjiā

to move house; to relocate; to remove (sth)

弄nòng

old variant of 弄[nong4]; to do; to manage; to handle; to play with; to fool with; to mess with; to fix; to toy with

搬迁bānqiān

to move; to relocate; removal

嘲弄cháonòng

to tease; to poke fun at; to make fun of

弄虚作假nòngxū-zuòjiǎ

to practice fraud (idiom); by trickery