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弄nòngto do/to manage/to handle

HSK 4word

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弄 (nòng) means "to do; to manage; to handle" and "to fix," as in 这件事我来弄 (I'll handle this), 我来弄饭 (I'll take care of the food) and 电脑坏了,他弄好了 (The computer broke, and he fixed it). This entry covers these two senses, and each example below shows one of them.

What does 弄 mean?

  1. 1.

    to do/to manage/to handleverb

  2. 2.

    to fixverb

What does the character 弄 mean?

  • 弄to do/to manage/to handle

How do you use 弄?

See it in 这件事我来弄, 我来弄饭 and 电脑坏了,他弄好了.

What are some examples of 弄 in a sentence?

  1. 这件事我来弄。

    Zhè jiàn shì wǒ lái nòng.

    I'll handle this.

  2. 我来弄饭。

    Wǒ lái nòng fàn.

    I'll take care of the food.

  3. 电脑坏了,他弄好了。

    Diànnǎo huài le, tā nòng hǎo le.

    The computer broke, and he fixed it.

How is 弄 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    我的手机坏了。

    Wǒ de shǒujī huài le.

    My phone is broken.

  2. Speaker B:

    给我看看,我来弄。

    Gěi wǒ kànkan, wǒ lái nòng.

    Let me see it. I'll fix it.

  3. Speaker A:

    你能弄好吗?

    Nǐ néng nòng hǎo ma?

    Can you fix it?

  4. Speaker B:

    好了,你看。

    Hǎo le, nǐ kàn.

    Done. Take a look.

Can you use 弄 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 电脑坏了,他___好了。 (The computer broke, and he fixed it.)
  2. 2.What does 这件事我来弄。 mean?
  3. 3.Which word means "to handle; to fix"?

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.