捏弄

niē nong zhe yī zhī gāng bǐ

捏弄着一支钢笔

fiddle with a pen

niē nong zhe niǔ kòu

捏弄着纽扣

fiddle with the buttons

tā zǒng shì wú lǐ de bǎ wǒ niē nong lái niē nong qù de

他总是无理地把我捏弄来捏弄去的。

He always ordered me around in a way that was offensive.

wǒ men bù néng yóu bié rén niē nong

我们不能由别人捏弄。

We shouldn't allow ourselves to be ordered about.

zhè shì shì tā men zǎo niē nong hǎo de

这事是他们早捏弄好的。

They made the decision after discussing it in private.

zhè jiàn shì tā liǎ yī niē nong jiù nà me bàn le

这件事他俩一捏弄，就那么办了。

The two of them put their heads together in private, and that's how they got it done.