In reality, translation is akin to working for peanuts, since the corresponding meaning of something in one language is often hidden in some deep and impenetrable recesses of the other. As a result, the translator is forced to search all over... Never mind that the picky reader is very difficult to fool.
糊弄
to fool
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Meaning and common use
to fool
to deceive
to go through the motions
How 糊弄 actually appears in real sentences.
These sentences are copied from the Tatoeba corpus, so they are real usage rather than generated text. 糊弄 appears in 3 of the 89,190 sentences we searched. Sentences without a published English translation are shown in Chinese only.
No published English translation for this sentence.
No published English translation for this sentence.
Words that keep company with 糊弄.
Counted from the same corpus: the word that most often comes directly before, and directly after, 糊弄.
Directly before
- 很难糊弄1
- 直接糊弄1
- 好糊弄1
Directly after
- 糊弄过去1
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Corpus sentences, collocations, and the frequency figure come from the Tatoeba Chinese sentence export and are counted rather than written, so nothing on this page is invented. Usage notes and the hand-written examples that appear higher up exist only for a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
About 糊弄
What does 糊弄 mean in Chinese?
糊弄 (hùnong) means to fool.
How do you pronounce 糊弄?
糊弄 is pronounced hùnong.
Is 糊弄 an HSK word?
糊弄 is on the list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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