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糊弄

hù nong · hu nong

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. to fool
  2. to deceive
  3. to go through the motions
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Sweeping under the sofa

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)扫地(sǎodì)是不是(shìbùshì)在(zài)糊弄(hùnong)我(wǒ)？沙发(shāfā)下面(xiàmiàn)有(yǒu)纸(zhǐ)。

    Are you just going through the motions sweeping? There's paper under the sofa.

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)哪有(nǎyǒu)糊弄(hùnong)你(nǐ)？我(wǒ)扫(sǎo)了(le)两遍(liǎngbiàn)。

    How could I be fooling you? I swept twice.

  3. Liangliang

    那(nà)沙发(shāfā)下面(xiàmiàn)的(de)纸(zhǐ)是(shì)怎么回事(zěnmehuíshì)？

    Then what's with the paper under the sofa?

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)把(bǎ)它(tā)扫(sǎo)进去(jìnqù)了(le)。

    I swept it in there.

  5. Liangliang

    这(zhè)就是(jiùshì)糊弄(hùnong)！快(kuài)拿(ná)出来(chūlái)，重新(chóngxīn)扫(sǎo)。

    That is exactly going through the motions! Take it out quickly and sweep again.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)别(bié)想(xiǎng)糊(hù)弄(nong)我(wǒ)，我(wǒ)早(zǎo)就(jiù)知(zhī)道(dào)真(zhēn)相(xiàng)了(le)。

Don't try to fool me; I've known the truth for a long time.

02

他(tā)做(zuò)事(shì)总(zǒng)是(shì)糊(hù)弄(nong)，从(cóng)来(lái)不(bù)肯(kěn)认(rèn)真(zhēn)。

He always goes through the motions when doing things and never takes it seriously.

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