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游戏

yóu xì · you xi

Traditional 遊戲

HSK 3Measure word: 场 chǎng

Meaning

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  1. game
  2. to play
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Staying in with a game

  1. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)周末(zhōumò)我(wǒ)要(yào)在(zài)家(jiā)玩(wán)游戏(yóuxì)，哪儿(nǎr)也(yě)不(bù)去(qù)。

    This weekend I'm staying home to play games. I'm not going anywhere.

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)玩(wán)什么(shénme)游戏(yóuxì)？

    What game do you play?

  3. Dengdeng

    一个(yīgè)种菜(zhǒngcài)的(de)游戏(yóuxì)，很(hěn)好玩(hǎowán)。

    A vegetable-growing game. It's a lot of fun.

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)也(yě)想(xiǎng)玩(wán)，这个(zhège)游戏(yóuxì)贵(guì)吗(ma)？

    I want to play too. Is this game expensive?

  5. Dengdeng

    不(bù)贵(guì)，不过(bùguò)你(nǐ)得(děi)先(xiān)给(gěi)我的(wǒde)菜(cài)浇水(jiāoshuǐ)。

    Not expensive. But you must water my vegetables first.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

那(nà)我(wǒ)就(jiù)不(bú)继(jì)续(xù)打(dǎ)扰(rǎo)你(nǐ)，玩(wán)数(shù)独(dú)游(yóu)戏(xì)去(qù)了(le)。

I will play Sudoku then instead of continuing to bother you.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by wakaran · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

孩(hái)子(zi)们(men)在(zài)公(gōng)园(yuán)里(lǐ)玩(wán)游(yóu)戏(xì)。

The children are playing games in the park.

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游
yóu

to swim

戏
xì

trick; drama

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