鼓捣

鼓搗

gǔdao

verb #28,982

Meanings

HSK 1

是谁鼓捣他去做这件事的？

Shì shuí gǔdao tā qù zuò zhè jiàn shì de?

Who incited him to do this?

HSK 4

别鼓捣这个，小心弄坏了。

Bié gǔdao zhège, xiǎoxīn nòng huài le.

Stop fiddling with that - be careful not to break it.

HSK 5

他总喜欢鼓捣各种电子设备。

Tā zǒng xǐhuan gǔdao gèzhǒng diànzǐ shèbèi.

He always likes tinkering with all kinds of electronic gadgets.

鼓捣 is colloquial and informal. In written or formal contexts, 摆弄 or 研究 would be preferred.

鼓 gǔ

捣 dǎo