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

HSK 3

不要戏弄别人的感情。

Búyào xìnòng biérén de gǎnqíng.

Don't play with other people's feelings.

HSK 3

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