"tinkering" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 修修補補
• 搞弄

Definition

修修補補指對某物做小的變動或修理，通常是出於好奇或試驗性質，並非專家。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

一般用於非正式場合，表示對設備或物品進行非專業的小變動或修理。常見語境有“修修補補家裡東西”。帶有玩耍、嘗試的意思。

Examples

He spent the afternoon tinkering with his old radio.

他下午都在**修修補補**他那臺舊收音機。

She enjoys tinkering in the garage on weekends.

她喜歡週末在車庫裡**修修補補**。

After some tinkering, the clock started working again.

稍微**修修補補**後，時鐘又開始動了。

My dad is always tinkering with his bike, even when it's not broken.

我爸總愛**修修補補**他的自行車，即使它沒壞。

There's a lot of tinkering involved when you build things from scratch.

從零開始造東西時，有很多**修修補補**。

A bit of tinkering made my computer run much faster.

稍微**修修補補**，我的電腦就快多了。