撥弄

拨弄
bōnòng
  1. to move to and fro (with hand, foot, stick etc)
  2. to fiddle with
  3. to stir up

CEDICT

  1. to move something to and fro (with the hand, foot, etc.); to fiddle with; to play with; to pluck
  2. to order about; to toy with
  3. to stir up; to instigate

Wiktionary

  1. 來回撥動。
  2. 挑撥。如:「撥弄是非」。
  3. 擺布、玩弄。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 撥 bō
  1. to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc
  2. to dial
  3. to allocate
  4. to set aside (money)
  5. to poke (the fire)
  6. to pluck (a string instrument)
  7. to turn round
  8. classifier: group, batch
=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

擺 bǎi
  1. to arrange
  2. to exhibit
  3. to move to and fro
  4. a pendulum
小狗擺著尾巴。

The dog was wagging his tail.

Source: Tatoeba

亂動 luàndòng
  1. to fiddle with
  2. to tamper with
  3. to meddle with
  4. to move randomly
  5. to flail about
搬弄 bānnòng
  1. to fiddle with
  2. to play and move sth about
  3. to show off (what one can do)
  4. to parade (one's capabilities)
  5. to cause trouble
擺弄 bǎinòng
  1. to move back and forth
  2. to fiddle with
把玩 bǎwán
  1. to turn around in one's hands
  2. to play with
  3. to fiddle with
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