<p>It actually has 2 meanings. </p>

<p>The first one mean fool somebody or make jokes on somebody. For example, when you want to sit down, and I pull the chair away which makes you sit on the ground directly. This action can called 整人.</p>

<p>Another meaning is more serious. If a person A does not like another person B, A will do a lot of bad things on B in order to embarrassed B. For example, it can happen in a company. If A does not like B, A will treat bad on B and force B leave the team or the company. It is also called 整人.</p>

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2015-04-05T02:57:49.117Z
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Coco
<ol>
<li>'整人'means to make a trick to somebody,but normolly it is a little bit negative. Perhaps '整人'can make somebody unhappy,but others laughing.</li>
<li>In another meaning, '整人'means to harm someone by means which are under the table.It's totally a bad behavior.</li>
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2015-04-05T03:10:01.570Z
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Ben
<p>Long story short, I think you got it right. </p>

<p><strong>整人</strong> = <strong>playing prank on people</strong>.</p>

<p>That is most common way to understand it. </p>

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2015-05-04T15:36:27.510Z
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CounterSpell
<p>I found this in an article, and then looked it up on the internet.  From what I see, it appears to be playing pranks on people.</p>

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2015-04-05T02:13:48.890Z
Give some context please.
flaudre
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iciba： <动> put in order ； adjust ； repair ； mend  3. （使吃苦头） make sb. suffer; punish 
5. （动）使吃苦头：～人。
整 used in this sense is very familiar to users watching TV series about crime， 在这个意义上使用这个词，看刑侦电视剧的使用者都很熟悉
user6065
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What does 整人 mean?
# What does 整人 mean?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-04-05)

I found this in an article, and then looked it up on the internet. From what I see, it appears to be playing pranks on people.

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Give some context please.  
> **username_2**: iciba： <动> put in order ； adjust ； repair ； mend  3. （使吃苦头） make sb. suffer; punish  5. （动）使吃苦头：～人。 整 used in this sense is very familiar to users watching TV series about crime， 在这个意义上使用这个词，看刑侦电视剧的使用者都很熟悉  

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2015-04-05. Score: 5

It actually has 2 meanings.

The first one mean fool somebody or make jokes on somebody. For example, when you want to sit down, and I pull the chair away which makes you sit on the ground directly. This action can called 整人.

Another meaning is more serious. If a person A does not like another person B, A will do a lot of bad things on B in order to embarrassed B. For example, it can happen in a company. If A does not like B, A will treat bad on B and force B leave the team or the company. It is also called 整人.


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### Answer by username_4 on 2015-04-05. Score: 1

1. '整人'means to make a trick to somebody,but normolly it is a little bit negative. Perhaps '整人'can make somebody unhappy,but others laughing.
2. In another meaning, '整人'means to harm someone by means which are under the table.It's totally a bad behavior.


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### Answer by username_5 on 2015-05-04. Score: 0

Long story short, I think you got it right.

**整人** = **playing prank on people**.

That is most common way to understand it.


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