to do a good job; to straighten out or fix up (e.g., a task, a situation, or a relationship)

to invigorate or stimulate something to make it more active; to vitalize

To be up to mischief or play dirty tricks on the sly; to scheme behind someone's back.

to mess up; to bungle; to confuse or throw into disorder

To create a mess or act recklessly; to do things in a confused or improper way.

colloquial term for the value, benefit, or point in doing something; likelihood of being worthwhile or profitable

To damage someone's reputation; to put to shame; to make someone's name stink.

to mess something up; to spoil; to fail or botch a task

a way of doing something; a practice or approach

to mess around with something; to do something blindly without any plan or proper method

to act blindly or recklessly; to mess things up by not following rules or being careless

to play tricks; to cheat or deceive others

to be promiscuous; to sleep around; to have improper sexual relationships

Used to express surprise or frustration about how something went wrong; translates as "what's wrong?", "what went wrong?", or "how did you mess it up?"

To maliciously damage or sabotage something

Web-based subculture in mainland China involving the creation of humorous, satirical, or fantastical parodies through videos, photos, and text; or texts

(colloquial) used to express a possibility that something might happen, similar to "maybe" or "perhaps"

unable to make sense of something; cannot figure out

To make a foolish mistake; to mess something up or create a misunderstanding through an error.

To do cleaning work; to tidy up or clean a space.

to ruin; to spoil; to destroy; to impair or break

(slang) to engage in male homosexual practices

To settle a matter, solve a problem, or fix a situation; often used to mean successfully finishing a task or reaching an agreement.

to be in a romantic relationship; to look for a partner or spouse

to act in a wacky or eccentric way; to be unconventional or prankish

To be involved in political activities; often used to describe maneuvering or playing politics for personal or group advantage.

(slang) What are you doing?; what's going on?; used to express annoyance or confusion at someone's actions.

to confuse; to muddle; to mix up

to clarify; to get to the bottom of something; to understand fully

to make people laugh by intentionally being funny; hilarious; comical

comedy film; comedy movie

performer who specializes in making people laugh, such as a professional comic or variety show entertainer

To put on a show or use smoke and mirrors to create an illusion of substance; to focus only on superficial work without practical results.

to play tricks; to cheat; to deceive

To start an activity; to launch or initiate a process.

to understand clearly; to make sense of something or figure it out; to get something through to someone

to earn money or find ways to get money; often suggests using ingenuity or specific methods

to make a mistake; to blunder; to misunderstand or mistake something for something else

To mess around or cause trouble; to act in a confusing or nonsensical way

(colloquial) worthwhile; likely to be fruitful or show results

(colloquial) not worth bothering with; having no future or prospects; no good

(Taiwan) describes a person who is difficult to please, fastidious, or hard to work with