"to poke" Chinese-English Dictionary

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
拨撥	bō	to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc / to dial / to allocate / to set aside (money) / to poke (the fire) / to pluck (a string instrument) / to turn round / classifier: group, batch	syn
拨动撥動	bō dòng	to stir / to prod / to poke / to move sideways / to strum (on a guitar etc)	syn
挑	tiǎo	to raise / to dig up / to poke / to prick / to incite / to stir up	syn
捅	tǒng	to poke / to jab / to give (sb) a nudge / to prod / to disclose / to reveal	syn
戳	chuō	to jab / to poke / to stab / (coll.) to sprain / to blunt / to fuck (vulgar) / to stand / to stand (sth) upright / stamp / seal	syn
杵	chǔ	pestle / to poke	syn

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
嘲弄	cháo nòng	to tease / to poke fun at / to make fun of	syn
窥探窺探	kuī tàn	to pry into or spy on / to snoop / to peep / to poke one's nose into / to peer / to get a glimpse of	syn
调笑調笑	tiáo xiào	to tease / to poke fun at	syn
捅破	tǒng pò	to pierce / to poke through
巴头探脑巴頭探腦	bā tóu tàn nǎo	to poke one's head in and pry (idiom) / to spy / nosy
揰	chòng	poke out / punch / push into
插脚插腳	chā jiǎo	to shove in / to edge in / fig. to poke one's nose into people's business / prong
有意栽花花不发，无心插柳柳成阴有意栽花花不發，無心插柳柳成陰	yǒu yì zāi huā huā bù fā , wú xīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yīn	lit. you plant a garden and the flowers do not bloom, you poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree / fig. things do not always turn out as one would expect / well-laid plans may fail, and success may come where you least expect it
无心插柳柳成阴無心插柳柳成陰	wú xīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yīn	lit. idly poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree to shade you / (fig.) unintentional actions may bring unexpected success / also written 無心插柳柳成蔭\|无心插柳柳成荫
插眼	chā yǎn	to poke in the eye / (gaming) to place a ward (i.e. vision-granting item) / to keep tabs on (an online discussion etc) / to monitor (for updates)

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