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玩耍 (wán shuǎ): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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玩耍 (wán shuǎ): Play / frolic (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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玩耍 consists of 2 characters.

play with; flourish

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Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 玩耍 with other words naturally.

Verb + Noun

wán玩

shuǎ耍

shí时

jiān间

neutral

playtime

wán玩

shuǎ耍

de的

dì地

fang方

neutral

place to play

Verb + Verbwith嬉戏

wán玩

shuǎ耍

xī嬉

xì戏

Adverb + Verbwith尽情

jìn尽

qíng情

wán玩

shuǎ耍

Example Sentences with 玩耍

hái孩

zi子

men们

zài在

gōng公

yuán园

lǐ里

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.

Show 5 More Sentences

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

tā他

zhěng整

rì日

máng忙

yú于

xué学

shù术

yán研

jiū究

zài在

máng忙

lù碌

de的

gōng工

zuò作

zhī之

yú余

，

shì

jǐn尽

guǎn管

gōng工

zuò作

yā压

lì力

jù巨

dà大

，

tā

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?

，

jī几

hū乎

méi没

yǒu有

xián闲

xiá暇

shí时

jiān间

yǔ与

péng朋

yǒu友

wán玩

shuǎ耍

。

He is busy with academic research all day and hardly has any leisure time to play with friends.

适

dàng当

de的

wán玩

shuǎ耍

kě可

yǐ以

bāng帮

zhù助

wǒ我

men们

fàng放

sōng松

xīn心

qíng情

，

tí提

gāo高

xiào效

lǜ率

。

Amidst busy work, appropriate play can help us relax and improve efficiency.

他

réng仍

jiān坚

chí持

zhōu周

mò末

péi陪

bàn伴

hái孩

zi子

qù去

hù户

wài外

wán玩

shuǎ耍

。

Despite immense work pressure, he still insists on spending weekends taking his children outdoors to play.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 玩耍.

Words with 玩

开玩笑kāi wán xiàoHSK 4
游玩yóu wán
玩儿wán r
玩具wán jù
玩弄wán nòng
好玩儿hǎo wán r
玩意儿wán yì er
贪玩儿tan1 wánr5

Words with 耍

耍赖shuǎ lài