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玩耍

wán shuǎ · wan shua

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HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to play (as children do)
  2. to amuse oneself
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Kids on the grass

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，孩子们(háizimen)在(zài)草地(cǎodì)上(shàng)玩耍(wánshuǎ)。

    Look, the children are playing on the grass.

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)小时候(xiǎoshíhou)也(yě)很(hěn)喜欢(xǐhuan)在(zài)外面(wàimiàn)玩耍(wánshuǎ)。

    I loved playing outside when I was little too.

  3. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)也(yě)去(qù)玩(wán)吧(ba)！

    Let's go play too!

  4. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)我们(wǒmen)这么(zhème)大(dà)了(le)，能(néng)玩(wán)什么(shénme)？

    But we are grown up. What can we play?

  5. Liangliang

    滑梯(huátī)！

    The slide!

  6. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)先(xiān)去(qù)，你(nǐ)在(zài)下面(xiàmiàn)接(jiē)我(wǒ)！

    I go first. You catch me at the bottom!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

今(jīn)天(tiān)天(tiān)气(qì)晴(qíng)朗(lǎng)，孩(hái)子(zi)们(men)在(zài)田(tián)野(yě)里(lǐ)玩(wán)耍(shuǎ)。

Today the weather is magnificent and the children play in the fields.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by Mithridates · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)看(kàn)着(zhe)这(zhè)孩(hái)子(zi)玩(wán)耍(shuǎ)。

We were watching the child at play.

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

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