玩耍
wán shuǎ
Pinyin

Definition

玩耍
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wán shuǎ
  1. to play (as children do)
  2. to amuse oneself

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

玩
wán
  1. 1 to play
  2. 2 to have fun
  3. 3 to trifle with
  4. 4 toy
  5. 5 sth used for amusement
  6. 6 curio or antique (Taiwan pr. [wàn])
  7. 7 to keep sth for entertainment
玩家
wán jiā
  1. 1 player (of a game)
  2. 2 enthusiast (audio, model planes etc)
好玩
hǎo wán
  1. 1 amusing
  2. 2 fun
  3. 3 interesting
玩儿
wán r
  1. 1 to play
  2. 2 to have fun
  3. 3 to hang out
玩具
wán jù
  1. 1 plaything
  2. 2 toy

Idioms (5)

吃喝玩乐
chī hē wán lè
  1. 1 to eat, drink and be merry (idiom)
  2. 2 to abandon oneself to a life of pleasure
玩世不恭
wán shì bù gōng
  1. 1 to trifle without respect (idiom); to despise worldly conventions
  2. 2 frivolous
玩火自焚
wán huǒ zì fén
  1. 1 to play with fire and get burnt (idiom); fig. to play with evil and suffer the consequences
  2. 2 to get one's fingers burnt
玩物丧志
wán wù sàng zhì
  1. 1 lit. trifling destroys the will (idiom); infatuation with fine details prevents one making progress
  2. 2 excessive attention to trivia saps the will
关公面前耍大刀
Guān gōng miàn qián shuǎ dà dāo
  1. 1 lit. to wield the broadsword in the presence of Lord Guan (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to make a fool of oneself by showing off in front of an expert

Sample Sentences

你看你这孩子，太诚实了，我这小心思都让你给看穿了，还能愉快地玩耍吗？
nǐ kàn nǐ zhè háizi ，tài chéngshí le ，wǒ zhè xiǎo xīnsi dōu ràng nǐ gěi kàn chuān le ，hái néng yúkuài de wánshuǎ ma ？
You little scamp, you're too honest, you saw right through me, can I still have a good time?
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3.二十年后，他再次看到儿时一起玩耍的小明不由得热泪盈眶。
.èrshí nián hòu ，tā zàicì kàndào érshí yīqǐ wánshuǎ de xiǎomíng bùyóude rèlèiyíngkuàng 。
Twenty years later, when he met Xiao Ming, his childhood playmate , he could not help but burst into tears.
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小蝴蝶贪玩耍
xiǎo húdié tān wánshuǎ
The little butterflies play all day,
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废话！恐龙们一起嬉戏玩耍，地球应该是这个样子。太美了！
fèihuà ！kǒnglóng men yīqǐ xīxì wánshuǎ ，dìqiú yīnggāi shì zhè ge yàngzi 。tài měi le ！
That goes without saying! Dinosaurs playing together—the world should be like this. It’s so beautiful!
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