糊弄

hùnong

verb #9,175

Meanings

1 to fool; to deceive; to hoodwink
2 to do something sloppily; to get by with shoddy work

Characters

to muddle; to paste over

to do; to handle

Examples

HSK 1

别想糊弄我。

Bié xiǎng hùnong wǒ.

Don't try to fool me.

HSK 2

这份作业是糊弄出来的。

Zhè fèn zuòyè shì hùnong chūlái de.

This homework was slapped together carelessly.

HSK 2

你可以糊弄别人，但糊弄不了自己。

Nǐ kěyǐ hùnong biérén, dàn hùnong bù liǎo zìjǐ.

You can fool others, but you can't fool yourself.

Tips

register

糊弄 is colloquial and slightly informal. It carries a sense of being sneaky or lazy - either deceiving someone or cutting corners. More formal alternatives: 欺骗 (to deceive), 敷衍 (to be perfunctory).

Stroke Order

糊 hú

弄 nòng