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鼓捣 Pronunciation and Pinyin

鼓捣 Usage and Examples

tinker

fiddle with

instigate

显然有人鼓捣过我汽车的刹车。

Someone had obviously tampered with the brakes of my car.

我花费数周时间鼓捣这个博客的外观和感觉才让我感到满意。

I played around with the look and feel of this blog for several weeks before I was pleased.

The characters in 鼓捣

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
鼓
gǔ13drum, beat, rouse, swell
捣
dǎo10smash, pound, or attack

More words starting with 鼓

  • gǔ鼓zhī之Beat it, Encourage it
  • gǔ鼓yuè乐Drum music, Drumming
  • gǔ鼓yuè乐qì器drum, percussion
  • gǔ鼓dòng动incite, instigate
  • gǔ鼓lì励encourage, promote
  • gǔ鼓lì励hé和zhī支chí持encourage and support, support and encourage
  • gǔ鼓lì励xué学shēng生chuàng创xīn新de的fāng方fǎ法Methods to encourage student innovation, Ways to foster student creativity
  • gǔ鼓lì励de的Encouraging, Supportive
  • gǔ鼓jìn劲to encourage or motivate someone
  • gǔ鼓chuī吹Advocate, Preach
  • gǔ鼓shēng声drum sound, drumbeat
  • gǔ鼓huò惑instigate, incite

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Questions about 鼓捣

What does 鼓捣 mean in Chinese?

鼓捣 (gǔ dǎo) means “tinker, fiddle with, instigate”.

How do you pronounce 鼓捣?

鼓捣 is pronounced gǔ dǎo in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “tinker” in Chinese?

“tinker” is 鼓捣 (gǔ dǎo) in Chinese.

How is 鼓捣 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 鼓捣, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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