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玩耍 (wán shuǎ): Play / frolic (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
Level 7-9
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Character Breakdown
玩 • wán • to play • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
wán
玩
to play
耍 • shuǎ • play with; flourish • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
shuǎ
耍
play with; flourish
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 玩耍.
Words with
玩
好玩儿
hǎo wán r
fun; interesting; amusing
游玩
yóu wán
to amuse oneself
开玩笑
kāi wán xiào
joke
玩具
wán jù
toy
玩弄
wán nòng
play
玩意儿
wán yì er
plaything; toy
吃喝玩乐
chī hē wán lè
eating / drinking / and having fun / enjoying life
好玩
hǎo wán
fun; amusing
Words with
耍
耍赖
shuǎ lài
Shirk
杂耍
zá shuǎ
juggling, acrobatics, variety show
耍花招
shuǎ huā zhāo
play tricks; use deceitful tactics
耍嘴皮子
shuǎ zuǐ pí zi
to talk glibly; to be a smooth talker
4.
How to Use 玩耍 in Sentences
Verb + Noun
wán
玩
shuǎ
耍
shí
时
jiān
间
neutral
playtime
wán
玩
shuǎ
耍
de
的
dì
地
fang
方
Verb + Verb
with
嬉戏
wán
玩
shuǎ
耍
xī
嬉
xì
戏
Adverb + Verb
with
尽情
jìn
尽
qíng
情
wán
玩
shuǎ
耍
5.
Example Sentences with 玩耍
hái
孩
zi
子
men
们
zài
在
gōng
公
yuán
园
lǐ
里
neutral
place to play
neutral
Written
play and frolic
neutral
play to one's heart's content
wán
玩
shuǎ
耍
。
The children are playing in the park
zài
在
fán
繁
máng
忙
de
的
dū
都
shì
市
shēng
生
huó
活
zhōng
中
，
ǒu
偶
ěr
尔
yǔ
与
chǒng
宠
wù
物
wán
玩
shuǎ
耍
néng
能
dài
带
lái
来
chún
纯
cuì
粹
de
的
kuài
快
lè
乐
。
In the busy urban life, occasionally playing with pets can bring pure joy.
gōng
公
sī
司
tuán
团
jiàn
建
shí
时
，
shì
适
dàng
当
de
的
tuán
团
duì
队
xié
协
zuò
作
yóu
游
xì
戏
bǐ
比
dān
单
chún
纯
wán
玩
shuǎ
耍
gèng
更
yǒu
有
yì
意
yì
义
。
During company team-building events, appropriate team collaboration games are more meaningful than mere frolicking.
zhōu
周
mò
末
wǒ
我
xǐ
喜
huān
欢
hé
和
péng
朋
yǒu
友
yì
一
qǐ
起
wán
玩
shuǎ
耍
，
bǐ
比
rú
如
dǎ
打
lán
篮
qiú
球
huò
或
kàn
看
diàn
电
yǐng
影
。
On weekends, I like to play with friends, such as playing basketball or watching movies.
nǐ
你
shì
是
fǒu
否
rèn
认
wéi
为
chéng
成
nián
年
rén
人
yě
也
xū
需
yào
要
dìng
定
qī
期
ān
安
pái
排
shí
时
jiān
间
chún
纯
cuì
粹
dì
地
wán
玩
shuǎ
耍
？
Do you think adults also need to regularly schedule time for pure play?
