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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

玩弄 [wánnòng]
  1. 1. verb [调情] play games with
    他老玩弄年轻女子。
    He is always playing games with young girls.
  2. 2. verb [使用] employ

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

玩弄 [wánnòng]
  1. 1. dally with; trifle
    玩弄女性
    philander; dally with women
  2. 2. play with; juggle with; mess about; mess around
    玩弄词句
    juggle with words; go in for rhetoric
  3. 3. resort to; employ
    玩弄两面派手法
    engage in double-dealing
    玩弄新花招
    employ some new tricks
    玩弄种种阴谋诡计
    resort to all sorts of schemes and intrigues

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

玩弄 [wánnòng]
  1. 1. 摆弄把玩
    玩弄魔方。
    玩弄词藻。
  2. 2. 戏弄
    玩弄女性。
    玩弄感情。
    被人玩弄
  3. 3. 施展;耍弄
    玩弄权术。

Examples

玩弄概念游戏
juggle with concepts
玩弄卑劣的伎俩
play a nasty trick
玩弄权术
play politics
玩弄词句
juggle with words; go in for rhetoric
玩弄新花招
employ some new tricks
玩弄障眼法
throw dust into people's eyes
玩弄字眼
play with words

Collocations

玩弄积木
to play with toy bricks
玩弄得出神入化
to play skillfully
玩弄感情
to toy with someone's feelings
被人玩弄
to be played around by someone
玩弄于股掌之间
to wind someone around one's fingers
玩弄是非
to make mischief
玩弄文字游戏
to play word games
玩弄花招
to play a trick
玩弄阴谋
to hatch a conspiracy

Word Decomposition


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