作弄

zuònòng
  1. to tease
  2. to play tricks on

CEDICT

to tease; to make a fool of; to play a trick on; to poke fun at

Wiktionary

  1. 戲弄。
  2. 故意播弄。
  3. 謀害。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 作 zuò
  1. to do; to engage in
  2. to write; to compose
  3. to pretend; to feign
  4. to regard as; to consider to be
  5. to be; to act the part of
  6. to feel (itchy, nauseous etc)
  7. writings; works
=2 弄 nòng
  1. to do
  2. to manage
  3. to handle
  4. to play with
  5. to fool with
  6. to mess with
  7. to fix
  8. to toy with
=2 弄 nòng old variant of 弄 nòng

Related entries

嘲弄 cháonòng
  1. to tease
  2. to poke fun at
  3. to make fun of
你别嘲弄他们。

You ought not to make fun of them.

Source: Tatoeba

嬲 niǎo
  1. to tease
  2. to disturb
捉弄 zhuōnòng to tease
不要捉弄老人家。

Don't make fun of old people.

Source: Tatoeba

撩 liáo
  1. to tease
  2. to provoke
  3. to stir up (emotions)
調弄 tiáonòng
  1. to tease
  2. to make fun of
  3. to provoke
  4. to stir up (trouble)
調笑 tiáoxiào
  1. to tease
  2. to poke fun at
謔而不虐 xuèérbùnüè
  1. to tease
  2. to mock sb without offending
  3. to banter
逗弄 dòunòng
  1. to tease
  2. to provoke
  3. to play with (a child, animal etc)
約翰逗弄他的狗。

John makes fun of his dog.

Source: Tatoeba

撩惹 liáorě
  1. to provoke
  2. to tease
撩撥 liáobō
  1. to provoke
  2. to tease
撩逗 liáodòu
  1. to provoke
  2. to tease
調侃 tiáokǎn
  1. to ridicule
  2. to tease
  3. to mock
  4. idle talk
  5. chitchat
引逗 yǐndòu
  1. to tantalize
  2. to lead on
  3. to tease
戲弄 xìnòng
  1. to play tricks on
  2. to make fun of
  3. to tease
戲耍 xìshuǎ
  1. to amuse oneself
  2. to play with
  3. to tease
挑弄 tiǎonòng
  1. to incite
  2. to provoke
  3. to tease
逗趣 dòuqù
  1. to amuse
  2. to make sb laugh
  3. to tease
逗趣兒 dòuqùr
  1. to amuse
  2. to make sb laugh
  3. to tease
耍猴 shuǎhóu
  1. to get a monkey to perform tricks
  2. to put on a monkey show
  3. to make fun of sb
  4. to tease
謔 xuè
  1. joy
  2. to joke
  3. to banter
  4. to tease
  5. to mock
  6. Taiwan pr. nüè
開胃 kāiwèi
  1. to whet the appetite
  2. appetizing
  3. to amuse oneself at sb's expense
  4. to tease
挑逗 tiǎodòu
  1. to provoke
  2. to entice
  3. to lure
  4. to tantalize
  5. to tease
  6. to titillate
擺了一道 bǎileyīdào
  1. to play tricks on
  2. to make a fool of
開涮 kāishuàn
  1. (coll.) to make fun of (sb)
  2. to play tricks on