"tinkering" in Chinese (Simplified)
捣鼓修修补补
Definition
捣鼓指对某物做小的修改或修理，通常是出于好奇或实验性质，并非专业人士。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
属于非正式用语，常指对电器、机械等做非专业的小改动。常见搭配如“捣鼓手机”、“修修补补”。通常带有尝试或好奇的意味。
Examples
He spent the afternoon tinkering with his old radio.
他下午都在**捣鼓**他那台旧收音机。
She enjoys tinkering in the garage on weekends.
她喜欢周末在车库里**捣鼓**。
After some tinkering, the clock started working again.
稍微**修修补补**后，时钟又开始走了。
My dad is always tinkering with his bike, even when it's not broken.
我爸总喜欢**捣鼓**自行车，哪怕它没坏。
There's a lot of tinkering involved when you build things from scratch.
从零开始造东西时需要大量**捣鼓**。
A bit of tinkering made my computer run much faster.
稍微**捣鼓**一下，我的电脑就快多了。