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捣鼓 (dǎo gǔ): To fiddle with (verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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捣 • dǎo • to pound, to beat, to stir
dǎo捣

to pound, to beat, to stir

鼓 • gǔ • drum; to beat, to strike, to rouse • HSK 3.0 · L5
HSK 3.0 · L5
gǔ鼓

drum; to beat, to strike, to rouse

Word Info

Pinyindǎo gǔ
Meaningto fiddle with, to tinker
Characters2
HSK—
Syntaxverb

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 捣鼓.

Words with 捣
  • 捣乱dǎo luànmake trouble; create a disturbance
  • 捣毁dǎo huǐto destroy, to smash
  • 捣碎dǎo suìto crush; to pound
  • 捣蛋dǎo dànmake trouble, be naughty
  • 捣鬼dǎo guǐto play tricks; to cause trouble secretly
Words with 鼓
  • 鼓励gǔ lìencourage
  • 鼓掌gǔ zhǎngapplaud
  • 鼓舞gǔ wǔto inspire; hearten; embolden
  • 鼓动gǔ dòngpromote; agitate
一鼓作气
yì gǔ zuò qì
Make a concerted effort / Keep up the momentum
  • 打鼓dǎ gǔto beat a drum; to feel nervous
  • 挝鼓wōgǔto beat a drum
  • 擂鼓léi gǔto beat a drum
    • 4.

    Example Sentences with 捣鼓

    Tā他
    xǐ喜
    huān欢
    dǎo捣
    gǔ鼓
    jiù旧
    shōu收
    yīn音
    jī机
    。
    He likes to tinker with old radios.
    Bié别
    dǎo捣
    gǔ鼓
    nà那
    ge个
    jī机
    qì器
    le了
    ，
    xiǎo
    小
    xīn心
    nòng弄
    huài坏
    。
    Stop fiddling with that machine, be careful not to break it.