Chinese word dictionary

耍弄

shuǎ nòng · to play with; to engage in; to resort to

Practice word

Word information

Simplified耍弄

Traditional耍弄

Pinyinshuǎ nòng

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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

耍shuǎ

to play, to frolic, to amuse

弄nòng

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

How to learn 耍弄

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Words with the same characters

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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

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

耍shuǎ

surname Shua; to play with; to wield; to act (cool etc); to display (a skill, one's temper etc)

耍赖shuǎlài

to act shamelessly; to refuse to acknowledge that one has lost the game, or made a promise etc; to act dumb; to act as if sth never happened

玩弄wánnòng

to play with; to toy with; to dally with; to engage in; to resort to