瞎搞

xiāgǎo
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to mess around
  2. 2 to do things recklessly or without a plan

Examples

HSK 4
Bié xiāgǎo le, àn shuōmíngshū lái.
Stop messing around and follow the instructions.
HSK 5
Tā bù dǒng zhuāngxiū hái zìjǐ xiāgǎo, jiéguǒ bǎ qiáng nònghuài le.
He knows nothing about renovation but had a go himself, and ended up damaging the wall.

Tips

usage
瞎 "blindly" before a verb means doing it without sense: 瞎说 (to talk nonsense), 瞎猜 (to guess wildly), 瞎忙 (to be busy for nothing). 瞎搞 is casual and critical.

Stroke Order

瞎 xiā
搞 gǎo