nòng​bu​hǎo

to mishandle

  • created sense approved 弄不好 · nòng​bu​hǎo · to mishandle — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    弄不好

    nòng​bu​hǎo

    to mishandle

    to fail to handle or manage something properly; to mess up

    弄 (literal) → 弄 · nòng · to do 不 (literal) → 不 · bu · [potential] 好 (literal) → 好 · hǎo · [finished]

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 弄不好 · nòng​bu​hǎo · maybe — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    弄不好

    nòng​bu​hǎo

    maybe

    colloquial expression used to indicate a negative possibility; perhaps

    弄 (literal) → 弄 · nòng · to make 不好 (literal) → 不好 · bù​hǎo · not good

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 弄不好 · nòng​bu​hǎo · unable to fix — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    弄不好

    nòng​bu​hǎo

    unable to fix

    to be unable to do properly, or to be unable to finish or repair something

    弄 (literal) → 弄 · nòng · to do 不 (literal) → 不 · bu · [potential] 好 (literal) → 好 · hǎo · [finished]

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense