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搞

gǎo · gao

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Meaning

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  1. to do
  2. to make
  3. to go in for
  4. to set up
  5. to get hold of
  6. to take care of
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In a conversation

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Big cleanup

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)在(zài)搞(gǎo)什么(shénme)？桌子(zhuōzi)上(shàng)都是(dōushì)纸(zhǐ)。

    What are you doing? The table is covered in paper.

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)在(zài)搞(gǎo)大扫除(dàsǎochú)，马上(mǎshàng)就(jiù)搞完(gǎowán)了(le)。

    I am doing a big clean-up, and I will be done soon.

  3. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)你(nǐ)把(bǎ)桌子(zhuōzi)搞得(gǎode)更(gèng)乱(luàn)了(le)。

    But you made the table messier.

  4. Dengdeng

    乱(luàn)是(shì)乱(luàn)一点(yīdiǎn)，我(wǒ)马上(mǎshàng)搞好(gǎohǎo)。

    It is a bit messy, but I will fix it soon.

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，你(nǐ)把(bǎ)我(wǒ)的(de)作业(zuòyè)也(yě)搞丢(gǎodiū)了(le)！

    Look, you lost my homework too!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)们(men)互(hù)帮(bāng)互(hù)助(zhù)，把(bǎ)校(xiào)庆(qìng)搞(gǎo)得(de)很(hěn)成(chéng)功(gōng)。

They helped one another to make the school festival a success.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by Zifre · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)件(jiàn)事(shì)太(tài)复(fù)杂(zá)了(le)，我(wǒ)搞(gǎo)不(bu)清(qīng)楚(chu)。

This matter is too complicated; I can't figure it out.

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