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耍

shuǎ · shua/Shuǎ · shua

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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shuǎ 耍

  1. to play with
  2. to wield
  3. to act (cool etc)
  4. to display (a skill, one's temper etc)

Shuǎ 耍

  1. surname Shua
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In a conversation

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Rock paper scissors

  1. Dengdeng

    来(lái)，石头(shítou)剪刀(jiǎndāo)布(bù)，输(shū)的(de)人(rén)背(bèi)包(bāo)！

    Come on, rock paper scissors, the loser carries the bag!

  2. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)！一(yī)二(èr)三(sān)！

    OK! One two three!

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)出(chū)布(bù)！你(nǐ)出(chū)的(de)是(shì)什么(shénme)？

    I show paper! What did you show?

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)耍赖(shuǎlài)！你(nǐ)看(kàn)了(le)我(wǒ)的(de)手(shǒu)才(cái)出(chū)。

    You cheat! You looked at my hand before showing yours.

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)没(méi)耍赖(shuǎlài)，是(shì)你(nǐ)出(chū)得(de)太(tài)慢(màn)。

    I did not cheat, you were too slow.

  6. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)上次(shàngcì)也(yě)耍(shuǎ)我(wǒ)。再(zài)来(lái)，这次(zhècì)你(nǐ)闭上(bìshang)眼睛(yǎnjing)！

    You tricked me last time too. Again, and this time you close your eyes!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)没(méi)打(dǎ)算(suàn)耍(shuǎ)我(wǒ)，对(duì)吧(ba)？

You're not trying to trick me, are you?

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by Hybrid · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)在(zài)晚(wǎn)会(huì)上(shàng)耍(shuǎ)了(le)几(jǐ)个(gè)小(xiǎo)魔(mó)术(shù)。

He performed a few little magic tricks at the party.

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