tease; toy with; instigate
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to tease; to toy with; to make fun of
Often implies fiddling with someone or something in a playful or annoying manner.
Tā他
zǒng总
shì是
xǐ喜
huān欢
cuō搓
nòng弄
xīn新
lái来
de的
tóng同
shì事
。
He always likes to tease the new colleagues.
Bié别
cuō搓
nòng弄
nà那
zhī只
māo猫
，
tā它
huì会
shēng生
qì气
de的
。
Don't toy with that cat, or it will get angry.
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Xiǎo小
hái孩
zi子
xǐ喜
huān欢
cuō搓
nòng弄
wán玩
jù具
，
yán研
jiū究
tā它
men们
shì是
zěn怎
me么
dòng动
de的
。
Children like to fiddle with toys to figure out how they move.
verb
to instigate; to incite; to egg on
Implies persuading or pushing someone to do something they originally did not want to do, often with negative connotations.
Tā他
běn本
bù不
xiǎng想
cān参
yù与
，
shì是
bèi被
rén人
cuō搓
nòng弄
jìn进
qù去
de的
。
He didn't want to get involved at first, but was egged on by others.
Bù不
yào要
bèi被
huài坏
rén人
cuō搓
nòng弄
qù去
zuò做
wéi违
fǎ法
de的
shì事
。
Don't let bad people incite you into doing illegal things.
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Shì是
nà那
ge个
péng朋
you友
cuō搓
nòng弄
tā他
tóu投
zī资
de的
，
jié结
guǒ果
kuī亏
le了
hǎo好
duō多
qián钱
。
It was that friend who egged him on to invest, and as a result, he lost a lot of money.