How common it is
搞 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say gǎo slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
搞表示做、弄或处理。
gǎo biǎo shì zuò 、 nòng huò chǔ lǐ。
搞 means to do, handle, or mess with.
Context note
搞常用于口语、工作和安排。
gǎo cháng yòng yú kǒu yǔ 、 gōng zuò hé ān pái。
It is often used in spoken language, work, and arrangements.
5 examples
你在搞什么？
nǐ zài gǎo shén me？
What are you doing?
我们一起把这件事搞好。
wǒ men yì qǐ bǎ zhè jiàn shì gǎo hǎo。
Let's do this well together.
他搞错了时间。
tā gǎo cuò le shí jiān。
He got the time wrong.
这个项目是她在搞。
zhè ge xiàng mù shì tā zài gǎo。
She is handling this project.
别把事情搞复杂。
bié bǎ shì qíng gǎo fù zá。
Don't make the matter complicated.
5 mini stories
他一早就在搞作业。
tā yì zǎo jiù zài gǎo zuò yè。
He was working on homework early in the morning.
大家一起把活动搞起来了。
dà jiā yì qǐ bǎ huó dòng gǎo qǐ lái le。
Everyone got the event going together.
别搞错了，今天不是周五。
bié gǎo cuò le， jīn tiān bú shì zhōu wǔ。
Don't get it wrong, today is not Friday.
老师问他在搞什么，他不好意思地笑了。
lǎo shī wèn tā zài gǎo shén me， tā bù hǎo yì si dì xiào le。
The teacher asked what he was doing, and he smiled shyly.
这个问题不难，慢慢搞就行。
zhè ge wèn tí bù nán， màn màn gǎo jiù xíng。
This problem is not hard; just handle it slowly.