搞 gǎo get

HSK 5 — advanced proficiency: 1,300 new words, 2,500 in all. You can read newspapers, enjoy films and give speeches in Chinese. In HSK 3.0, 搞 is in band 5. HSK 5 explained

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中搞is a casual verb meaning to get something done or to get it sorted. You'd say it when a friend's computer won't start and you offer to fix it for them. Want to try it out loud?

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Stroke order

搞 is written in 13 strokes.

搞 — the Chinese character for get (gǎo), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 搞 — get

Senses

to do
to make
to go in for
to set up
to get hold of
to take care of

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Where 搞 lives

HSK 5 list Practise HSK 3.0 · band 5 Practise Topic: Everyday actions Practise

搞 is pronounced gǎo and means “get”.