做手脚

做手腳

zuòshǒujiǎo

verb #21,926

Meanings

1 to tamper with
2 to manipulate dishonestly
3 to rig
4 to play tricks

Characters

foot/trick/move

Examples

有人在选票上做了手脚。

Yǒu rén zài xuǎnpiào shang zuò le shǒujiǎo.

Someone tampered with the ballots.

这场比赛结果早就有人做了手脚。

Zhè chǎng bǐsài jiéguǒ zǎo jiù yǒu rén zuò le shǒujiǎo.

The outcome of this match was rigged long in advance.

合同里有人做了手脚，合同条款已被篡改。

Hétong lǐ yǒu rén zuò le shǒujiǎo, hétong tiáokuǎn yǐ bèi cuàngǎi.

Someone tampered with the contract — the terms have been altered.

Tips

usage

做手脚 is a colloquial idiom for covert manipulation or rigging. 手脚 literally means 'hands and feet', but idiomatically refers to underhanded moves or tricks. Common in contexts like elections, contracts, sports, or accounts.

Stroke Order

做 zuò

手 shǒu

脚 jiǎo