捉弄 zhuō nòng ㄓㄨㄛ ㄋㄨㄥˋ zuk1 lung6
- to tease
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捉
- 捕捉 bǔ zhuō ㄅㄨˇ ㄓㄨㄛ bou6 zuk1 to catch; to seize; to capture
- 捉迷藏 zhuō mí cáng ㄓㄨㄛ ㄇㄧˊ ㄘㄤˊ zuk1 mai4 cong4 to play hide-and-seek
- 捉住 zhuō zhù ㄓㄨㄛ ㄓㄨˋ zuk1 zyu6 to catch
- 捉取 zhuō qǔ ㄓㄨㄛ ㄑㄩˇ zuk3 ceoi2 to capture
- 捉奸 捉姦 zhuō jiān ㄓㄨㄛ ㄐㄧㄢ zuk3 gaan1 to catch a couple in the act (adultery, illicit sexual relations)
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- 捉对 捉對 zhuō duì ㄓㄨㄛ ㄉㄨㄟˋ zuk1 deoi3 to pair off (for a confrontation)
- 捉急 zhuō jí ㄓㄨㄛ ㄐㄧˊ zuk1 gap1 humorous pronunciation of 着急
- 捉拿 zhuō ná ㄓㄨㄛ ㄋㄚˊ zuk1 naa4 to arrest
- 捉捕 zhuō bǔ ㄓㄨㄛ ㄅㄨˇ zuk3 bou6 to arrest
- 捉摸 zhuō mō ㄓㄨㄛ ㄇㄛ zuk1 mo2 to fathom
- 捉获 捉獲 zhuō huò ㄓㄨㄛ ㄏㄨㄛˋ zuk3 wok6 to capture
- 活捉 huó zhuō ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄓㄨㄛ wut6 zuk1 to capture alive
- 捉捕器 zhuō bǔ qì ㄓㄨㄛ ㄅㄨˇ ㄑㄧˋ zuk3 bou6 hei3 trap (for animals etc)
- 捉拿归案 捉拿歸案 zhuō ná guī àn ㄓㄨㄛ ㄋㄚˊ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄢˋ zuk3 naa4 gwai1 on3 to bring to justice
- 捉摸不定 zhuō mō bù dìng ㄓㄨㄛ ㄇㄛ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ zuk1 mo2 bat1 ding6 (idiom) unpredictable; elusive; hard to pin down
- 捉襟见肘 捉襟見肘 zhuō jīn jiàn zhǒu ㄓㄨㄛ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄡˇ zuk1 kam1 gin3 zau2 lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom)
- 捕风捉影 捕風捉影 bǔ fēng zhuō yǐng ㄅㄨˇ ㄈㄥ ㄓㄨㄛ ㄧㄥˇ bou6 fung1 zuk3 jing2 lit. chasing the wind and clutching at shadows (idiom); fig. groundless accusations
- 瓮中捉鳖 甕中捉鱉 wèng zhōng zhuō biē ㄨㄥˋ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄓㄨㄛ ㄅㄧㄝ ung3 zung1 zuk3 bit3 lit. to catch a turtle in a jar (idiom)
- 贼喊捉贼 賊喊捉賊 zéi hǎn zhuō zéi ㄗㄟˊ ㄏㄢˇ ㄓㄨㄛ ㄗㄟˊ caak6 haam3 zuk1 caak6 lit. a thief crying "Stop the thief!" (idiom)
- 关门捉贼 關門捉賊 guān mén zhuō zéi ㄍㄨㄢ ㄇㄣˊ ㄓㄨㄛ ㄗㄟˊ gwaan1 mun4 zuk3 caak6 to catch a thief by closing his escape route (idiom)
弄
- 嘲弄 cháo nòng ㄔㄠˊ ㄋㄨㄥˋ zaau1 lung6 to tease
- 弄错 弄錯 nòng cuò ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄘㄨㄛˋ lung6 co3 to err
- 玩弄 wán nòng ㄨㄢˊ ㄋㄨㄥˋ wun6 lung6 to play with
- 卖弄 賣弄 mài nong ㄇㄞˋ ˙ㄋㄨㄥ maai6 lung6 to show off
- 弄虚作假 弄虛作假 nòng xū zuò jiǎ ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄒㄩ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ lung6 heoi1 zok3 gaa2 to practice fraud (idiom); by trickery
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- 作弄 zuò nòng ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄋㄨㄥˋ zok3 lung6 to tease
- 侍弄 shì nòng ㄕˋ ㄋㄨㄥˋ si6 lung6 to look after
- 侮弄 wǔ nòng ㄨˇ ㄋㄨㄥˋ mou5 lung6 to mock
- 倒弄 dǎo nong ㄉㄠˇ ˙ㄋㄨㄥ dou2 lung6 to move (things around)
- 劐弄 huō leng ㄏㄨㄛ ˙ㄌㄥ (dialect) to mix
- 呼弄 hū nòng ㄏㄨ ㄋㄨㄥˋ fu1 lung6 to fool
- 唬弄 hǔ nòng ㄏㄨˇ ㄋㄨㄥˋ fu2 lung6 to fool
- 巷弄 xiàng lòng ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄌㄨㄥˋ hong6 lung6 alley
- 弄丢 弄丟 nòng diū ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄧㄡ lung6 diu1 to lose
- 弄乱 弄亂 nòng luàn ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄌㄨㄢˋ lung6 lyun6 to mess up
- 弄伤 弄傷 nòng shāng ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄤ lung6 soeng1 to bruise
- 弄僵 nòng jiāng ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄤ lung6 goeng1 to bring to deadlock
- 弄到 nòng dào ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄠˋ lung6 dou3 to get hold of
- 弄堂 lòng táng ㄌㄨㄥˋ ㄊㄤˊ lung6 tong4 (dialect) alley
- 弄坏 弄壞 nòng huài ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄏㄨㄞˋ lung6 waai6 to ruin
Idioms with these characters
- 捕风捉影 捕風捉影 bǔ fēng zhuō yǐng ㄅㄨˇ ㄈㄥ ㄓㄨㄛ ㄧㄥˇ bou6 fung1 zuk3 jing2 lit. chasing the wind and clutching at shadows (idiom); fig. groundless accusations
- 关门捉贼 關門捉賊 guān mén zhuō zéi ㄍㄨㄢ ㄇㄣˊ ㄓㄨㄛ ㄗㄟˊ gwaan1 mun4 zuk3 caak6 to catch a thief by closing his escape route (idiom)
- 瓮中捉鳖 甕中捉鱉 wèng zhōng zhuō biē ㄨㄥˋ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄓㄨㄛ ㄅㄧㄝ ung3 zung1 zuk3 bit3 lit. to catch a turtle in a jar (idiom)
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- 贼喊捉贼 賊喊捉賊 zéi hǎn zhuō zéi ㄗㄟˊ ㄏㄢˇ ㄓㄨㄛ ㄗㄟˊ caak6 haam3 zuk1 caak6 lit. a thief crying "Stop the thief!" (idiom)
- 捉襟见肘 捉襟見肘 zhuō jīn jiàn zhǒu ㄓㄨㄛ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄡˇ zuk1 kam1 gin3 zau2 lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom)
- 捉摸不定 zhuō mō bù dìng ㄓㄨㄛ ㄇㄛ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ zuk1 mo2 bat1 ding6 (idiom) unpredictable; elusive; hard to pin down
- 班门弄斧 班門弄斧 Bān mén nòng fǔ ㄅㄢ ㄇㄣˊ ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄈㄨˇ baan1 mun4 lung6 fu2 to display one's slight skill before an expert (idiom)
- 搬弄是非 bān nòng shì fēi ㄅㄢ ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄕˋ ㄈㄟ bun1 lung6 si6 fei1 to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people
- 含饴弄孙 含飴弄孫 hán yí nòng sūn ㄏㄢˊ ㄧˊ ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄙㄨㄣ ham4 ji4 lung6 syun1 lit. to play with one's grandchildren while eating candy (idiom)
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- 弄懂弄通 nòng dǒng nòng tōng ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄨㄥˇ ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄊㄨㄥ lung6 dung2 lung6 tung1 to get a thorough understanding of sth (idiom)
- 弄假成真 nòng jiǎ chéng zhēn ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄓㄣ lung6 gaa2 sing4 zan1 pretense that turns into reality (idiom); to play at make-believe, but accidentally make it true
- 弄虚作假 弄虛作假 nòng xū zuò jiǎ ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄒㄩ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ lung6 heoi1 zok3 gaa2 to practice fraud (idiom); by trickery
- 弄嘴弄舌 nòng zuǐ nòng shé ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄜˊ lung6 zeoi2 lung6 sit3 to cause a dispute through boastful gossip (idiom)
- 搔首弄姿 sāo shǒu nòng zī ㄙㄠ ㄕㄡˇ ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄗ sou1 sau2 lung6 zi1 (idiom) to strike a coquettish pose
- 舞文弄墨 wǔ wén nòng mò ㄨˇ ㄨㄣˊ ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄇㄛˋ mou5 man4 lung6 mak6 (idiom) to display one's facility with words
- 装神弄鬼 裝神弄鬼 zhuāng shén nòng guǐ ㄓㄨㄤ ㄕㄣˊ ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄟˇ zong1 san4 lung6 gwai2 lit. to pretend to be in contact with supernatural beings (idiom); fig. to create a false sense of mystery; to play tricks to deceive or scare others; to engage in hocus-pocus
Example sentences
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不要 捉弄 老人家 。
Don't make fun of old people.
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玛丽 瑪麗 哭 着 著 从 從 学校 學校 跑 回 了 家里 家裡 ， 因为 因為 她 的 朋友 捉弄 了 她 。
Mary came home from school in tears because her friends had teased her.
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