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How To Say Play In Chinese?

Post by Swing on November 29, 2022, Category: Chinese Learning 
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The most common way to say play in Chinese

In English, play is widely used in our daily life, such as play football, play the piano and so on. Today we will learn play in Chinese. According to the dictionary, play is translated into Chinese as [wán] , which is the most common way to say play in Chinese.
For example:

CharacterPinyinEnglish
我喜欢和小伙伴一起玩。wǒ xǐ huān hé xiǎo huǒ bàn yī qǐ wán。I like to play with my friends.
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how-to-say-play-in-chinese

Other expressions of play in Chinese

  1. 玩耍 [wán shuǎ] – Play.
    For example:
CharacterPinyinEnglish
孩子需要在户外玩耍。hái zǐ xū yào zài hù wài wán shuǎ。Children need to play outdoors.
play-games
play-games
  1. [xì] – Play.
    For example:
CharacterPinyinEnglish
要是错过这出戏的开场就太可惜了。yào shì cuò guò zhè chū xì de kāi chǎng jiù tài kě xī le。It would be a shame to miss the beginning of the play.
  1. 戏剧 [xì jù] – Play. Drama.
    For example:
CharacterPinyinEnglish
我对戏剧一无所知。wǒ duì xì jù yī wú suǒ zhī。I know nothing about drama.
drama
drama
  1. 比赛 [bǐ sài] – Match. Play.
    For example:
CharacterPinyinEnglish
比赛于10:30结束。bǐ sài yú shí diǎn bàn jié shù。The play finished at 10:30.
  1. 游戏 [yóu xì] – Game.
    For example:
CharacterPinyinEnglish
首先我要说明一下游戏规则。shǒu xiān wǒ yào shuō míng yī xià yóu xì guī zé。First, I'll explain the rules of the game.
  1. 游玩 [yóu wán] – Play.
    For example:
CharacterPinyinEnglish
然而,整天游玩也不好。rán ér,zhěng tiān yóu wán yě bù hǎo。However, it is also not good to play all day.
  1. [yǎn] / 表演 [biǎo yǎn] / 演出 [yǎn chū] – Act. Play.
    For example:
CharacterPinyinEnglish
演主角的是一个不出名的年轻人。yǎn zhǔ jué de shì yí gè bù chū míng de nián qīng rén。A young unknown played the leading role.
act
act
  1. 嬉戏 [xī xì] – Play.
    For example:
CharacterPinyinEnglish
孩子们在海浪中嬉戏。hái zǐ men zài hǎi làng zhōng xī xì。Children are playing in the waves.
  1. 玩弄 [wán nòng] / 捉弄 [zhuō nòng] / 戏弄 [xì nòng] – Play tricks on.
    For example:
CharacterPinyinEnglish
不要戏弄别人。bú yào xì nòng bié rén。Don’t play tricks on others.
  1. 剧本 [jù běn] – Play. Script.
    For example:
CharacterPinyinEnglish
为了完成剧本,他熬夜创作。wèi le wán chéng jù běn,tā áo yè chuàng zuò。In order to complete the script, he stayed up all night writing.
  1. 演奏 [yǎn zòu] – Play.
    For example:
CharacterPinyinEnglish
她喜欢弹钢琴。tā xǐ huān tán gāng qín。She likes playing the piano.
play-the-piano
play-the-piano
  1. [dǎ] / [tī] – Play.
    For example:
CharacterPinyinEnglish
我过去常打篮球。wǒ guò qù cháng dǎ lán qiú。I used to play basketball.
play-basketball
play-basketball

For example:

CharacterPinyinEnglish
放学以后,他们要去踢足球。fàng xué yǐ hòu,tā men yào qù tī zú qiú。They are going to play football after school.
play-football
play-football
  1. 播放 [bō fàng] – Play.
    For example:
CharacterPinyinEnglish
我们整晚都在播放那张CD。wǒ men zhěng wǎn dōu zài bō fàng nà zhāng CD。We played that CD all night.

The basic information of play in Chinese

Play in Chinese: 玩
Play in pinyin: [wán]
Tone: Second
Radical: 王
Component: 元
Stroke Count: 8
Structure: Left to right
Usage: ★★★★★

The glyph evolution of play in Chinese

play-store
play-store

The glyph contrast of play in Chinese

play-video
play-video

The order of strokes of play in Chinese

chinese-play
chinese-play

The calligraphy of play in Chinese

play-in-chinese
play-in-chinese
  1. 玩笑 [wán xiào] – Joke.
    For example:
CharacterPinyinEnglish
这只是个玩笑。zhè zhǐ shì gè wán xiào。It was only a joke.
  1. 好玩 [hǎo wán] – Interesting.
  2. 贪玩 [tān wán] – Playful.
  3. 玩具 [wán jù] – Toy.
toy
toy
  1. 玩赏 [wán shǎng] – Enjoy.
  2. 玩偶 [wán ǒu] – Doll.
doll
doll
  1. 玩火自焚 [wán huǒ zì fén] – Somebody who plays with fire will get burnt. And it often means people who do a lot of evil will end badly.
google-play-app
google-play-app
  1. 玩世不恭 [wán shì bù gōng] – A non-serious attitude towards life due to dissatisfied with reality.
play-music
play-music
  1. 玩物丧志 [wán wù sàng zhì] – Obsessed with the things you like, so you lose your positive ambition.
    For example:
CharacterPinyinEnglish
别变成一个玩物丧志的人。bié biàn chéng yí gè wán wù sàng zhì de rén。Don’t turn into a man who loses positive ambition.
  1. 玩忽职守 [wán hū zhí shǒu] – Not serious and not responsible to the job. Neglect of duty.
    For example:
CharacterPinyinEnglish
事故是由于玩忽职守引起的。shì gù shì yóu yú wán hū zhí shǒu yǐn qǐ de。The accident was caused by neglect of duty.

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