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搞

gǎo

to do

A person working at a table
Memory picture

Character

搞 gǎo

Strokes
13
Radical
扌 — hand
Made of
扌 hand 高 tall, lofty
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 你在搞什么? Nǐ zài gǎo shénme? What are you up to?
  • 我搞卫生。 Wǒ gǎo wèishēng. I do the cleaning.
  • 别搞错了。 Bié gǎo cuò le. Do not get it wrong.

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