班门弄斧 (bān mén nòng fǔ): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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班门弄斧
班门弄斧 (bān mén nòng fǔ): Showing off one's minor skills in front of an expert (idiom) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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班 • bān • class • HSK 2.0 L3
HSK 3
bān
班
class
门 • mén • door • HSK 2.0 L2
HSK 2
mén
门
door
弄 • nòng • play with; fix; manage • HSK 2.0 L4
HSK 4
nòng
弄
play with; fix; manage
斧 • fǔ • axe; hatchet
fǔ
斧
axe; hatchet
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More common words that include characters from 班门弄斧.
Words with
班
下班
xià bān
to finish work
上班
shàng bān
start work
班级
bān jí
class (group of students)
加班
jiā bān
over work
航班
háng bān
flight
值班
zhí bān
be on duty
夜班
yè bān
Night shift / graveyard shift
接班
jiē bān
Take over (duty) / Succeed to the post
Words with
门
出门
chū mén
to go out
门口
mén kǒu
doorway
门票
mén piào
ticket (for theater, cinema etc)
上门
shàng mén
to drop in
Words with
弄
玩弄
wán nòng
play
嘲弄
cháo nòng
Mock / ridicule
弄虚作假
nòng xū zuò jiǎ
deceive people by false appearances / practice deceit
作弄
zuò nòng
to tease; to make fun of; to play tricks on
Words with
斧
斧子
fǔ zi
Axe
斧头
fǔ tóu
axe
专门
zhuān mén
specialised
部门
bù mén
department; branch; section
门诊
mén zhěn
outpatient service
入门
rù mén
entrance door
卖弄
mài nong
to show off
弄清
nòng qīng
to clarify; to figure out
愚弄
yú nòng
to fool, to deceive
戏弄
xì nòng
to tease; to mock; to make fun of
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Example Sentences with 班门弄斧
zài
在
lǎo
老
shī
师
miàn
面
qián
前
mài
卖
nòng
弄
nǐ
你
de
的
yīng
英
yǔ
语
，
zhēn
真
shì
是
bān
班
mén
门
nòng
弄
fǔ
斧
。
Showing off your English in front of the teacher is like wielding an axe at Lu Ban's door.
tā
他
jū
居
rán
然
zài
在
gāng
钢
qín
琴
dà
大
shī
师
miàn
面
qián
前
tán
弹
zòu
奏
，
jiǎn
简
zhí
直
shì
是
bān
班
mén
门
nòng
弄
fǔ
斧
。
He actually played the piano in front of the master pianist; it was like showing off in front of an expert.
