捣鼓

搗鼓

dǎogǔ

verb #25,938

Meanings

1 to fiddle with
2 to tinker with
3 to trade in (something)

Characters

to pound, to disturb

drum; to beat, to stir up

Examples

HSK 1

别在那里捣鼓了，快来吃饭。

Bié zài nàlǐ dǎogǔ le, kuài lái chīfàn.

Stop fiddling around over there and come eat.

HSK 3

他总喜欢捣鼓各种电子设备。

Tā zǒng xǐhuān dǎogǔ gèzhǒng diànzǐ shèbèi.

He always likes to tinker with all kinds of electronic devices.

Tips

register

捣鼓 is colloquial and informal. It often implies playing around or messing with something - not necessarily in a productive way.

Stroke Order

捣 dǎo

鼓 gǔ