愚弄

yúnòng

verb #8,042

Meanings

1 to fool; to deceive; to make a fool of
2 to dupe; to trick

Characters

foolish; stupid

to play with; to handle; to do

To make foolish + to play with — to make a fool of someone.

Examples

不要试图愚弄我。

Bùyào shìtú yúnòng wǒ.

Don't try to fool me.

他被骗子愚弄了好几年。

Tā bèi piànzi yúnòng le hǎojǐ nián.

He was fooled by the con artist for several years.

你以为你能愚弄所有人吗？

Nǐ yǐwéi nǐ néng yúnòng suǒyǒurén ma?

Do you think you can fool everyone?

Tips

usage

愚弄 implies deliberate deception to make someone look foolish. Compare: 骗 (piàn) is simply 'to deceive,' while 愚弄 adds the connotation of disrespect and humiliation.

Stroke Order

愚 yú

弄 nòng