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摆弄

bǎi nòng · bai nong

Traditional 擺弄

Meaning

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  1. to move back and forth
  2. to fiddle with
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The silent earbuds

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)在(zài)摆弄(bǎinòng)什么(shénme)？摆弄(bǎinòng)了(le)半天(bàntiān)。

    What are you fiddling with? You have been at it for ages.

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)的(de)新(xīn)耳机(ěrjī)，怎么都(zěnmedōu)连(lián)不上(bùshàng)手机(shǒujī)。

    My new earbuds just will not connect to the phone.

  3. Dengdeng

    让(ràng)我(wǒ)看看(kànkan)。你(nǐ)戴上(dàishang)试试(shìshì)。

    Let me see. Put them on and try.

  4. Liangliang

    戴上(dàishang)了(le)，还是(háishi)没有(méiyǒu)声音(shēngyīn)。

    They are on, but still no sound.

  5. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)一直(yīzhí)在(zài)摆弄(bǎinòng)手机(shǒujī)，可是(kěshì)耳机(ěrjī)根本(gēnběn)没(méi)开(kāi)。

    You keep fiddling with the phone, but the earbuds are not even on.

  6. Liangliang

    原来(yuánlái)要(yào)先(xiān)按(àn)一下(yīxià)这里(zhèlǐ)！

    So you have to press here first!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)坐(zuò)在(zài)那(nà)儿(r)摆(bǎi)弄(nòng)着(zhe)手(shǒu)机(jī)，一(yí)句(jù)话(huà)也(yě)不(bù)说(shuō)。

He sat there fiddling with his phone without saying a word.

02

孩(hái)子(zi)好(hào)奇(qí)地(de)摆(bǎi)弄(nòng)着(zhe)桌(zhuō)上(shàng)的(de)小(xiǎo)闹(nào)钟(zhōng)。

The child curiously fiddled with the little alarm clock on the table.

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