摆弄

擺弄

bǎinòng

verb #10,143

Meanings

1 to fiddle with
2 to tinker with
3 to move back and forth

Characters

to place; to arrange; to swing

to do; to play with; to handle

Examples

他一直在摆弄手机。

Tā yīzhí zài bǎinòng shǒujī.

He keeps fiddling with his phone.

别摆弄那个花瓶，小心打碎了。

Bié bǎinòng nàge huāpíng, xiǎoxīn dǎsuì le.

Don't fiddle with that vase, be careful not to break it.

Tips

usage

摆弄 implies casually handling or fiddling with something, often aimlessly. It can also mean to manipulate or boss someone around: 别让人摆弄你 (don't let people push you around).

Stroke Order

摆 bǎi

弄 nòng