捣鼓
dǎo gu
Pinyin

Definition

捣鼓
 - 
dǎo gu
  1. to fiddle with sth
  2. to trade with sth

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

鼓
gǔ
  1. 1 old variant of 鼓[gǔ]
鼓励
gǔ lì
  1. 1 to encourage
鼓掌
gǔ zhǎng
  1. 1 to applaud
  2. 2 to clap
鼓浪屿
Gǔ làng yǔ
  1. 1 Gulangyu, scenic island off Xiamen 廈門|厦门[Xià mén]
鼓起
gǔ qǐ
  1. 1 to summon one's (courage, faith etc)
  2. 2 to puff up (one's cheeks etc)
  3. 3 to bulge
  4. 4 to swell out
大鼓
dà gǔ
  1. 1 bass drum
打鼓
dǎ gǔ
  1. 1 to beat a drum
  2. 2 to play a drum
  3. 3 (fig.) to feel nervous
捣鼓
dǎo gu
  1. 1 to fiddle with sth
  2. 2 to trade with sth
锣鼓
luó gǔ
  1. 1 gongs and drums
  2. 2 Chinese percussion instruments
鼓动
gǔ dòng
  1. 1 to agitate
  2. 2 to arouse
  3. 3 to instigate
  4. 4 to encite
鼓吹
gǔ chuī
  1. 1 to agitate for
  2. 2 to enthusiastically promote
鼓手
gǔ shǒu
  1. 1 drummer
鼓捣
gǔ dao
  1. 1 to tinker with
  2. 2 to incite
鼓楼
gǔ lóu
  1. 1 a drum tower
  2. 2 Drum Tower, historic attraction in Xian, Beijing etc
鼓楼区
Gǔ lóu qū
  1. 1 Drumtower city district (various)
  2. 2 Gulou district of Nanjing City 南京市[Nán jīng shì], Jiangsu
  3. 3 Gulou or Drumtower district of Fuzhou city 福州市[Fú zhōu shì], Fujian
鼓舞
gǔ wǔ
  1. 1 heartening (news)
  2. 2 to boost (morale)
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
鼓点
gǔ diǎn
  1. 1 drum beat
  2. 2 rhythm
鼓鼓
gǔ gǔ
  1. 1 bulging
  2. 2 bursting
一鼓作气
yī gǔ zuò qì
  1. 1 in a spurt of energy
偃旗息鼓
yǎn qí xī gǔ
  1. 1 lit. lay down the flag and still the drums (idiom); fig. to cease
  2. 2 to give in

Idioms (14)

偃旗息鼓
yǎn qí xī gǔ
  1. 1 lit. lay down the flag and still the drums (idiom); fig. to cease
  2. 2 to give in
打退堂鼓
dǎ tuì táng gǔ
  1. 1 lit. to beat the return drum (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to give up
  3. 3 to turn tail
擂鼓鸣金
léi gǔ míng jīn
  1. 1 to beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom); fig. to order an advance or retreat
  2. 2 to egg people on or to call them back
击鼓鸣金
jī gǔ míng jīn
  1. 1 to beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom); fig. to order an advance or retreat
  2. 2 to egg people on or to call them back
旗鼓相当
qí gǔ xiāng dāng
  1. 1 lit. two armies have equivalent banners and drums (idiom); fig. evenly matched
  2. 2 roughly comparable (opponents)
晨钟暮鼓
chén zhōng mù gǔ
  1. 1 lit. morning bell, evening drum, symbolizing monastic practice (idiom); fig. encouragement to study or progress
暮鼓晨钟
mù gǔ chén zhōng
  1. 1 lit. evening drum, morning bell (idiom); fig. Buddhist monastic practice
  2. 2 the passage of time in a disciplined existence
桴鼓相应
fú gǔ xiāng yìng
  1. 1 lit. the hammer fits the drum (idiom); appropriate relation between the different parts
  2. 2 closely interrelated
欢欣鼓舞
huān xīn gǔ wǔ
  1. 1 elated and excited (idiom); overjoyed
蒙在鼓里
méng zài gǔ lǐ
  1. 1 lit. kept inside a drum (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. completely in the dark
听话听声，锣鼓听音
tīng huà tīng shēng , luó gǔ tīng yīn
  1. 1 to understand the unspoken implications (idiom)
重整旗鼓
chóng zhěng qí gǔ
  1. 1 lit. to reorganize flags and drums (idiom); to regroup after a setback
  2. 2 to prepare for new initiatives
  3. 3 to attempt a comeback
锣齐鼓不齐
luó qí gǔ bù qí
  1. 1 not well coordinated (idiom)
鼓盆之戚
gǔ pén zhī qī
  1. 1 drumming on a bowl in grief (idiom, refers to Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子 grieving for his lost wife)
  2. 2 fig. grief for a lost wife

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