tend; cultivate; fiddle with; repair
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to tend; to cultivate; to raise and care for (crops, livestock, poultry)
dialectRefers to the careful, attentive management of plants or animals, often implying dedication. Common in northern dialects.
Tā他
shì侍
nòng弄
zhuāng庄
jia稼
hěn很
yǒu有
yī一
tào套
，
nián年
nián年
dōu都
fēng丰
shōu收
。
He is very good at tending crops, and harvests are abundant every year.
Tā她
zài在
jiā家
shì侍
nòng弄
nà那
jǐ几
zhī只
jī鸡
，
xià下
le了
bù不
shǎo少
dàn蛋
。
She tends those few chickens at home, and they have laid quite a few eggs.
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Bǎ把
huāng荒
dì地
shì侍
nòng弄
chéng成
le了
fēng丰
chǎn产
tián田
。
They turned the wasteland into a high-yield field through careful cultivation.
verb
to fiddle with; to tinker with; to repair; to fix (tools, machinery)
dialectImplies handling or repairing mechanical items, often with the hands. Can carry a slight connotation of fussing over something.
Tā他
zài在
yuàn院
zi子
lǐ里
shì侍
nòng弄
nà那
bǎ把
jiù旧
chú锄
tou头
。
He was fixing that old hoe in the yard.
Bié别
zǒng总
shì侍
nòng弄
nà那
tái台
jī机
qì器
，
xiǎo小
xīn心
nòng弄
huài坏
le了
。
Stop fiddling with that machine all the time, be careful not to break it.
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Tā他
méi没
shì事
jiù就
ài爱
shì侍
nòng弄
shōu收
yīn音
jī机
。
He loves tinkering with the radio when he has nothing else to do.