Definition & Meaning

1.fiddle with; move to and fro with the hand, the foot, a stick, etc.

2.stir up; incite; provoke

3.manipulate; order about/around

bō nòng

拨 弄

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1
v.fiddle with; move to and fro with the hand, the foot, a stick, etc.
- tā yòng xiǎo gùn bō nòng huǒ pén li de tàn
  她用小棍拨弄火盆里的炭。
  She poked the charcoal in the brazier.
- bō nòng suàn pán
  拨弄算盘
  flick abacus beads
- bō nòng lú li de huǒ
  拨弄炉里的火
  poke the fire in the stove
synonym
bō dòng拨动 tiáo nòng调弄
2
v.stir up; incite; provoke
- bō nòng shì fēi
  拨弄是非
  stir things up
synonym
bān nòng搬弄
3
v.manipulate; order about/around
- tā xiǎng yào bō nòng rén
  他想要拨弄人！
  He can order other people about.
- bié xiǎng yào bō nòng tā men
  别想要拨弄他们！
  Don't try to order them around!
synonym
bǎi bù摆布 bǎi nòng摆弄

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