戏弄

戲弄

xìnòng

verb #11,281

Meanings

1 to play tricks on
2 to tease
3 to make fun of

Characters

play; drama; to trick

to play with; to handle

Examples

不要戏弄别人的感情。

Búyào xìnòng biérén de gǎnqíng.

Don't play with other people's feelings.

他觉得自己被戏弄了。

Tā juéde zìjǐ bèi xìnòng le.

He felt he had been made fun of.

Tips

usage

戏弄 has a stronger negative tone than 逗 (to tease lightly). It implies deliberately tricking or mocking someone, often cruelly.

Stroke Order

戏 xì

弄 nòng