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玩儿

wán r · wan r

Traditional 玩兒

HSK 1

Meaning

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  1. to play
  2. to have fun
  3. to hang out
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Frisbee for two

  1. Liangliang

    周末(zhōumò)你(nǐ)想(xiǎng)去(qù)哪儿(nǎr)玩儿(wánr)？

    Where do you want to have fun this weekend?

  2. Dengdeng

    去(qù)公园(gōngyuán)玩儿(wánr)吧(ba)，玩儿(wánr)一天(yītiān)。

    Let's go to the park and play all day.

  3. Liangliang

    玩儿(wánr)什么(shénme)？

    Play what?

  4. Dengdeng

    玩儿(wánr)飞盘(fēipán)，我(wǒ)昨天(zuótiān)买(mǎi)了(le)一个(yīgè)。

    Frisbee. I bought one yesterday.

  5. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)我们(wǒmen)只有(zhǐyǒu)两个(liǎnggè)人(rén)，怎么(zěnme)玩儿(wánr)？

    But there are only two of us. How do we play?

  6. Dengdeng

    一个(yīgè)人(rén)扔(rēng)，一个(yīgè)人(rén)捡(jiǎn)，再(zài)换(huàn)。

    One throws, one fetches, then we swap.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

周(zhōu)末(mò)我(wǒ)们(men)一(yì)起(qǐ)去(qù)公(gōng)园(yuán)玩(wán)儿(r)吧(ba)。

Let's go to the park to hang out together this weekend.

02

孩(hái)子(zi)们(men)在(zài)沙(shā)滩(tān)上(shang)玩(wán)儿(r)得(de)很(hěn)开(kāi)心(xīn)。

The children had a great time playing on the beach.

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玩
wán

to play; to have fun

儿
ér

child; son

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