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玩

wán · wan

Traditional 翫

Old HSK 2

Meaning

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wán 玩

  1. to play
  2. to have fun
  3. to trifle with
  4. toy
  5. sth used for amusement
  6. curio or antique (Taiwan pr. [wàn])
  7. to keep sth for entertainment

wán 翫

  1. variant of 玩 (wán)
  2. Taiwan pr. [wàn]
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Weekend plans

  1. Dengdeng

    周末(zhōumò)你(nǐ)想(xiǎng)去(qù)哪儿(nǎr)玩(wán)？

    Where do you want to go this weekend?

  2. Liangliang

    去(qù)公园(gōngyuán)玩(wán)吧(ba)！

    Let's go play in the park!

  3. Dengdeng

    公园(gōngyuán)有(yǒu)什么(shénme)好玩(hǎowán)的(de)？

    What is fun at the park?

  4. Liangliang

    可以(kěyǐ)跑步(pǎobù)，可以(kěyǐ)玩(wán)球(qiú)。

    We can run and play ball.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)玩(wán)一整天(yīzhěngtiān)吧(ba)！

    Then let's play the whole day!

  6. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，不过(bùguò)明天(míngtiān)我们(wǒmen)得(děi)写(xiě)作业(zuòyè)。

    Okay, but tomorrow we have to do our homework.

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2 examples
01

除(chú)了(le)钢(gāng)琴(qín)以(yǐ)外(wài)，还(hái)会(huì)玩(wán)什(shén)么(me)乐(yuè)器(qì)吗(ma)？

Do you play any other instruments besides the piano?

Tatoeba: Chinese by mirrorvan · English by rymor · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

周(zhōu)末(mò)我(wǒ)们(men)打(dǎ)算(suàn)去(qù)公(gōng)园(yuán)玩(wán)一(yi)玩(wán)。

We plan to go to the park to have some fun this weekend.

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