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HSK
to play a joke; to make fun of; to joke
HSK 1
plaything / toy
HSK 3
to play / to have fun / to hang out
HSK 1
lit. to eat, drink, play and be merry (idiom) / fig. to abandon oneself to a life of pleasure
HSK 7-9
to play (as children do) / to amuse oneself
HSK 7-9
to amuse oneself / to have fun / to go sightseeing / to take a stroll
HSK 6
to know all the ins and outs of sth / to get to know (a place) inside out
a refined and elegant object for enjoyment / curio
erhua variant of 好玩
HSK 1
jigsaw puzzle
player (of a game) / enthusiast (audio, model planes etc)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *玩* | 玩* | *玩
to play / to have fun / to trifle with / toy / sth used for amusement / curio or antique (Taiwan pr. [wan4]) / to keep sth for entertainment
(coll.) to end in failure; to come to grief; to bite the dust
lit. trifling destroys the will (idiom); infatuation with fine details prevents one making progress / excessive attention to trivia saps the will
antique / curio
to appreciate / to take pleasure in / to enjoy
to play around / to disport oneself
to go on a scenic tour
gadget / widget (small item of software)
to play cards / to play mahjong
to gamble with life / to take reckless risks
can't afford to play / (fig.) can't accept it when one loses
to play fast and loose with the law / to game the system / (leisure) rules of the game / way of doing an activity / (tourism) way of experiencing a place
to play with / to toy with / to dally with / to engage in / to resort to
to visit (a large number of places) / to tour around (the whole country, the whole city etc)
toy / plaything / thing / act / trick (in a performance, stage show, acrobatics etc)
erhua form of 玩完
to search for subtle traces / to ponder
to replay (a video game)
toy gun
antique store
educational toy
small toy or figurine included with a food product / DIY candy kit
to play tricks on sb
player character (in a role-playing game)
amusing / fun / interesting
to be playful / to be fond of one's fun
to turn around in one's hands / to play with / to fiddle with
playmate
to play tricks
to only want to have a good time / to just want to have fun, and to shy away from self-discipline
plush toy / cuddly toy
to neglect / to trifle with / not to take seriously
interest in dallying / in the mood for playing
to view close up / to examine and admire
(coll.) to play dirty; to use underhanded tactics / (coll.) sneaky; underhanded
to try out (a game, toy etc)
to play games / to joke around / to play a joke on sb
HSK 7-9
sex toy
toy figurine / action figure / stuffed animal / doll / (fig.) sb's plaything
educational toy
beast (derog.)
to juggle with words (dishonestly) / to be a hypocrite and hide behind florid rhetoric
can't handle it / can't find any way (of doing sth) / not up to the task
player
Doll's House (1879), drama by Ibsen 易卜生
to ruminate / to ponder subtleties
to trifle / to dally with / to treat casually / to jest
(slang) stunning legs / sexy legs
to say sth for fun / to be kidding / to joke around
elegant pastime / refined plaything
playful talk / joking
amateur dramatics
to play with fire and get burnt (idiom); fig. to play with evil and suffer the consequences / to get one's fingers burnt
battery-powered toy / (Tw) video game / computer game
to joke / joke / jest
to play with fire
toy factory
video game
to trifle without respect (idiom); to despise worldly conventions / frivolous
elegant plaything / object to appreciate
toy; plaything
sex object; sexual plaything
can handle it / up to the task
to neglect one's duty / dereliction of duty / malpractice
to play tricks
jigsaw puzzle / wood block puzzle
(Tw) traditional handcrafted toy (e.g. spinning top 陀螺, tangram 七巧板 etc)
to hide oneself (as a joke)
to play tricks / to play at politics
(slang) player; playboy; party guy
erhua variant of 玩意
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *玩* | 玩* | *玩
variant of / Taiwan pr. [wan4]
to play with others and offend morals / wicked
erhua variant of 說著玩|说着玩
erhua variant of 貪玩|贪玩
HSK 7-9
variant of 玩意


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