整人

zhěngrén

verb #27,672

Meanings

1 to make things difficult for someone
2 to play a prank on someone
3 to mess with someone

Characters

to fix; to deal with; to punish; whole

Examples

他总喜欢整人，上次把盐装进糖罐子里。

Tā zǒng xǐhuān zhěng rén, shàng cì bǎ yán zhuāng jìn táng guànzi lǐ.

He always loves pranking people — last time he put salt in the sugar jar.

别以为我不知道你在整我。

Bié yǐwéi wǒ bù zhīdào nǐ zài zhěng wǒ.

Don't think I don't know you're messing with me.

Tips

usage

整人 can range from playful mischief to deliberately making someone's life difficult — the context determines the severity. In comedy shows, it refers to pranks. In serious contexts (politics, workplace), 整人 implies malicious targeting or persecution.

Stroke Order

整 zhěng

人 rén