zuò
shǒu
jiǎo

common
verb

Meaning of 做手脚

做手脚 means to tamper with something secretly; to rig; to manipulate behind the scenes. Pronounced zuò shǒu jiǎo.

  • to tamper with something secretly; to rig; to manipulate behind the scenes

Definitions & Examples

Yǒu
rén
zài
kǎo
shì
chéng
dān
shàng
zuò
shǒu
jiǎo
 

Someone tampered with the exam score reports.

zài
zhè
tái
lǎo
shàng
zuò
le
shǒu
jiǎo
 
suǒ
zǒng
shì
yíng
 

He rigged this slot machine, so he always wins.

sài
bèi
hòu
yǒu
rén
zuò
shǒu
jiǎo
 
jié
guǒ
gǎi
biàn
le
 

Someone was manipulating things behind the scenes of the competition, and the results were changed.

Bié
zài
zhè
fèn
tóng
shàng
zuò
shǒu
jiǎo
 
men
dōu
néng
kàn
chū
lái
 

Don't try to fiddle with this contract; we can all see what you're doing.