侍弄

Mandarin · pinyin shì nòng

Meanings

  1. to look after
  2. to tend (one's crops, garden, livestock, pets etc)
  3. to repair
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侍
shì · serve, attend upon; attendant, servant; samurai
弄
nòng · do, play or fiddle with; alley
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4–4 · shi4 nong4

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si6 lung6

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verb

  1. to tend with care
  2. to repair; to fix

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