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玩耍

wán shuǎ
HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Uncommon

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Definitions

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

Word relationships

Antonyms

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学习
xué xí

to learn

工作和学习

Register variants

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娱乐
yú lè

to entertain

成人娱乐

Related words

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游戏
yóu xì

game

玩耍和游戏

Synonyms

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玩
wán

to play

儿童玩耍

Usage notes

Common mistakes

Do not use 玩耍 for playing musical instruments or sports; use 弹 (tán), 拉 (lā), 打 (dǎ) instead.

Formality

Used mainly for children’s play; for adults, 娱乐 (yú lè) or 休闲 (xiū xián) are more common.

Example Sentences

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孩子们在泥土里 玩耍 。
The children are playing in the dirt.
孩子们在公园里无忧无虑地 玩耍 。
The children play carefreely in the park.

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Child Words of 玩耍

玩
wán

to play

耍
shuǎ

to play with