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捉弄 (zhuō nòng): To tease (verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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捉弄 consists of 2 characters.

捉 • zhuō • to catch, to seize, to grasp • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

zhuō捉

to catch, to seize, to grasp

弄 • nòng • play with; fix; manage • HSK 2.0 L4

HSK 4

nòng弄

play with; fix; manage

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Pinyinzhuō nòng

Meaningto tease; to play tricks on

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Example Sentences with 捉弄

tā他

xǐ喜

huān欢

zhuō捉

nòng弄

tóng同

xué学

。

He likes to tease his classmates.

bié别

zhuō捉

nòng弄

xiǎo小

gǒu狗

，

tā它

huì会

hài害

pà

怕

。

Don't play tricks on the puppy; it will get scared.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 捉弄.

Words with 捉

捕捉bǔ zhuōcatch; seize
捉迷藏zhuō mí cángHide and seek
捉住zhuō zhùto catch; to seize
捉拿zhuō náarrest, capture
捉摸zhuō mōto fathom; to figure out
活捉huó zhuōto capture alive
瓮中捉鳖wèng zhōng zhuō biēcatch a turtle in a jar (easy catch)

Words with 弄

玩弄wán nòngplay
嘲弄cháo nòngMock / ridicule
弄虚作假nòng xū zuò jiǎdeceive people by false appearances / practice deceit
作弄zuò nòngto tease; to make fun of; to play tricks on

卖弄

mài nong

to show off

弄清nòng qīngto clarify; to figure out

愚弄yú nòngto fool, to deceive

戏弄xì nòngto tease; to mock; to make fun of