to flip through; to fiddle with
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to flip through; to fiddle with aimlessly
neutralOften implies the action is restless, idle, or without a clear purpose.
Tā他
xīn心
bú不
zài在
yān焉
dì地
fān翻
nòng弄
zhe着
bào报
zhǐ纸
。
He was flipping through the newspaper absentmindedly.
Tā她
wú无
liáo聊
shí时
xǐ喜
huān欢
fān翻
nòng弄
zì自
jǐ己
de的
tóu头
fa发
。
When she's bored, she likes to fiddle with her hair.
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Bié别
lǎo老
fān翻
nòng弄
zhuō桌
shàng上
de的
wén文
jiàn件
。
Stop fiddling with the documents on the table all the time.
Xiǎo小
hái孩
bǎ把
wán玩
jù具
fān翻
nòng弄
dé得
dào到
chù处
dōu都
shì是
。
The child fiddled with the toys and scattered them everywhere.