弄坏 [弄壞] - to ruin, to spoil, to break - nòng huài | Definition | ChinesePod.com

弄坏 (弄壞)

nòng huài

Pinyin

Definition

弄坏 (弄壞)

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nòng huài

to ruin
to spoil
to break

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

lòng

1 lane
2 alley

nòng diū

1 to lose

nòng dào

1 to get hold of
2 to obtain
3 to secure
4 to come by

nòng huài

1 to ruin
2 to spoil
3 to break

nòng sǐ

1 to kill
2 to put to death

Idioms (9)

含饴弄孙

hán yí nòng sūn

1 lit. to play with one's grandchildren while eating candy (idiom)
2 fig. to enjoy a happy and leisurely old age

弄假成真

nòng jiǎ chéng zhēn

1 pretense that turns into reality (idiom); to play at make-believe, but accidentally make it true

弄嘴弄舌

nòng zuǐ nòng shé

1 to cause a dispute through boastful gossip (idiom)

弄懂弄通

nòng dǒng nòng tōng

1 to get a thorough understanding of sth (idiom)

弄虚作假

nòng xū zuò jiǎ

1 to practice fraud (idiom); by trickery

Sample Sentences

没事的。不过……你怎么总在和我道歉呢，明明空调是我上次来弄坏的，也是我一直拖延没去修，你怎么说得像是自己的错一样？

méishì de 。bùguò ……nǐ zěnme zǒng zài hé wǒ dàoqiàn ne ，míngmíng kōngtiáo shì wǒ shàngcì lái nònghuài de ，yě shì wǒ yīzhí tuōyán méi qù Xiū ，nǐ zěnme shuō de xiàng shì zìjǐ de cuò yīyàng ？

It’s nothing. But...why are you always apologizing to me, obviously I was the one who broke the AC and been delaying the repairs so why do you say it is your own fault?

喂喂喂，你住手！会弄坏的！拆了重装吧。

wèi wèi wèi ，nǐ zhùshǒu ！huì nònghuài de ！chāi le chóngzhuāng ba 。

Hey, hey! Hold on! You'll destroy it! Let's take it apart and start again!