弄巧反拙
nòng qiǎo fǎn zhuō
Pinyin

Definition

弄巧反拙
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nòng qiǎo fǎn zhuō
  1. see 弄巧成拙[nòng qiǎo chéng zhuō]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

反应
fǎn yìng
  1. 1 to react
  2. 2 to respond
  3. 3 reaction
  4. 4 response
  5. 5 reply
  6. 6 chemical reaction
  7. 7 CL:個|个[gè]
反正
fǎn zhèng
  1. 1 anyway
  2. 2 in any case
  3. 3 to come over from the enemy's side
反而
fǎn ér
  1. 1 instead
  2. 2 on the contrary
  3. 3 contrary (to expectations)
巧克力
qiǎo kè lì
  1. 1 chocolate (loanword)
  2. 2 CL:塊|块[kuài]
弄
lòng
  1. 1 lane
  2. 2 alley
乖巧
guāi qiǎo
  1. 1 clever (child)
  2. 2 smart
  3. 3 lovable
  4. 4 cute
反
fǎn
  1. 1 contrary
  2. 2 in reverse
  3. 3 inside out or upside down
  4. 4 to reverse
  5. 5 to return
  6. 6 to oppose
  7. 7 opposite
  8. 8 against
  9. 9 anti-
  10. 10 to rebel
  11. 11 to use analogy
  12. 12 instead
  13. 13 abbr. for 反切[fǎn qiè] phonetic system
反串
fǎn chuàn
  1. 1 (Chinese opera) to play a role outside of one's specialty
  2. 2 (modern) to play a transvestite role
  3. 3 to masquerade as an opponent
反之
fǎn zhī
  1. 1 on the other hand...
  2. 2 conversely...
反倒
fǎn dào
  1. 1 but on the contrary
  2. 2 but expectedly
反光
fǎn guāng
  1. 1 to reflect light
反反复复
fǎn fǎn fù fù
  1. 1 repeatedly
  2. 2 time and time again
反问
fǎn wèn
  1. 1 to ask (a question) in reply
  2. 2 to answer a question with a question
  3. 3 rhetorical question
反射
fǎn shè
  1. 1 to reflect
  2. 2 reflection (from a mirror etc)
  3. 3 reflex (i.e. automatic reaction of organism)
反对
fǎn duì
  1. 1 to fight against
  2. 2 to oppose
  3. 3 to be opposed to
  4. 4 opposition
反差
fǎn chā
  1. 1 contrast
  2. 2 discrepancy
反常
fǎn cháng
  1. 1 unusual
  2. 2 abnormal
反弹
fǎn tán
  1. 1 to bounce
  2. 2 to bounce back
  3. 3 to boomerang
  4. 4 to ricochet
  5. 5 rebound (of stock market etc)
  6. 6 bounce
  7. 7 backlash
  8. 8 negative repercussions
反复
fǎn fù
  1. 1 variant of 反覆|反复[fǎn fù]
反思
fǎn sī
  1. 1 to think back over sth
  2. 2 to review
  3. 3 to revisit
  4. 4 to rethink
  5. 5 reflection
  6. 6 reassessment

Idioms (20)

一反常态
yī fǎn cháng tài
  1. 1 complete change from the normal state (idiom); quite uncharacteristic
  2. 2 entirely outside the norm
  3. 3 out of character
出尔反尔
chū ěr fǎn ěr
  1. 1 old: to reap the consequences of one's words (idiom, from Mencius); modern: to go back on one's word
  2. 2 to blow hot and cold
  3. 3 to contradict oneself
  4. 4 inconsistent
反唇相讥
fǎn chún xiāng jī
  1. 1 to answer back sarcastically (idiom)
  2. 2 to retort
反客为主
fǎn kè wéi zhǔ
  1. 1 lit. the guest acts as host (idiom); fig. to turn from passive to active behavior
反败为胜
fǎn bài wéi shèng
  1. 1 to turn defeat into victory (idiom); to turn the tide
反目成仇
fǎn mù chéng chóu
  1. 1 to become enemies (idiom); to fall out with sb
反脸无情
fǎn liǎn wú qíng
  1. 1 to turn one's face against sb and show no mercy (idiom); to turn against a friend
反裘负刍
fǎn qiú fù chú
  1. 1 lit. to wear one's coat inside out and carry firewood on one's back (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to live a life of poverty and hard work
  3. 3 fig. to act stupidly
含饴弄孙
hán yí nòng sūn
  1. 1 lit. to play with one's grandchildren while eating candy (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to enjoy a happy and leisurely old age
报本反始
bào běn fǎn shǐ
  1. 1 ensure that you pay debts of gratitude (idiom)
夫妻反目
fū qī fǎn mù
  1. 1 man and wife fall out (idiom, from Book of Changes); marital strife
官逼民反
guān bī mín fǎn
  1. 1 a government official drives the people to revolt (idiom); a minister provokes a rebellion by exploiting the people
巧妇难为无米之炊
qiǎo fù nán wéi wú mǐ zhī chuī
  1. 1 The cleverest housewife cannot cook without rice (idiom); You won't get anywhere without equipment.
巧立名目
qiǎo lì míng mù
  1. 1 to fabricate excuses (idiom)
  2. 2 to concoct various items (e.g. to pad an expense account)
巧舌如簧
qiǎo shé rú huáng
  1. 1 lit. to have a tongue like a reed (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to have a glib tongue
巧言令色
qiǎo yán lìng sè
  1. 1 to be glib in one's speech and wear an ingratiating expression (idiom)
巧诈不如拙诚
qiǎo zhà bù rú zhuō chéng
  1. 1 the unvarnished truth is better than a cunning ruse (idiom)
  2. 2 honesty is the best policy
弄假成真
nòng jiǎ chéng zhēn
  1. 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. 1 to cause a dispute through boastful gossip (idiom)
弄懂弄通
nòng dǒng nòng tōng
  1. 1 to get a thorough understanding of sth (idiom)

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