fiddle with; stir up; instigate
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to fiddle with; to tinker with; to play around with something
dialectOften implies casually and repeatedly handling something without a clear purpose.
Tā他
yī一
biān边
tóng同
wǒ我
tán谈
huà话
，
yī一
biān边
gǔ鼓
dao捣
shōu收
yīn音
jī机
。
He fiddled with the radio while talking to me.
Bié别
gǔ鼓
dao捣
nà那
ge个
jiù旧
zhōng钟
biǎo表
le了
，
xiǎo小
xīn心
nòng弄
huài坏
le了
。
Stop tinkering with that old clock, you might break it.
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Zhè这
hái孩
zi子
jiù就
xǐ喜
huān欢
gǔ鼓
dao捣
tā他
bà爸
ba爸
de的
gōng工
jù具
。
This kid just loves fiddling with his dad's tools.
verb
to stir up; to instigate; to scheme; to manipulate someone into doing something
dialectOften has a negative connotation, implying underhanded encouragement or scheming.
Yī一
dìng定
shì是
tā他
gǔ鼓
dao捣
nǐ你
qù去
gàn干
de的
。
It must have been him who instigated you to do it.
Tā她
zài在
bèi背
hòu后
gǔ鼓
dao捣
dà大
jiā家
fǎn反
duì对
xīn新
guī规
dìng定
。
She's been stirring up people behind the scenes to oppose the new rule.
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Bié别
tīng听
tā他
gǔ鼓
dao捣
，
tā他
méi没
ān安
hǎo好
xīn心
。
Don't listen to his scheming; he has bad intentions.