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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 搬弄

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
搬弄 bān nòng - to fiddle with
- to play and move sth about
- to show off (what one can do)
- to parade (one's capabilities)
- to cause trouble

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - - 81,993 45,827

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
bān- to move (i.e. relocate oneself)
- to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky)
- to shift
- to copy indiscriminately
lòng- lane
- alley
nòng- to do
- to manage
- to handle
- to play with
- to fool with
- to mess with
- to fix
- to toy with
nòng- old variant of 弄[nong4]
lòng- variant of 弄[long4]

Other Words Containing 搬弄

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
搬弄是非 - - 37,290 65,010 31,608