弄 (nòng) — to do, to handle, to manage (general action); to play with, to mess with (interfere with an object); to get, to obtain (when followed by 到)
Definition
A casual 'do/handle/mess with' — used like 'fiddle with' or 'fix' everyday things (a computer, a problem). Different from 得/得到/获得, which mean 'obtain, get' something; 弄 with 到 means 'manage to get' a result.
verb
to doto handleto manage (general action)to play withto mess with (interfere with an object)to getto obtain (when followed by 到)
Examples
- 弄，。Nǐ nòng yí xià zhè ge diàn nǎo ba, tā hǎo xiàng yǒu wèn tí.You take a look at this computer — it seems to have a problem.
- 弄，。Bié nòng wǒ de dōng xī, wǒ zì jǐ lái.Don't mess with my stuff; I'll do it myself.
- 弄，。Tā nòng dào le liǎng zhāng diàn yǐng piào, wǒ men yì qǐ qù ba.He got two movie tickets; let's go together.
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