玩 wán play
play; have fun; hang out
How to remember 玩: 𤣩 king + 元 yuan = play. Wearing a paper crown, the little king of the playground charges one yuan to anyone who wants to play on his slide.
Component breakdown
玩 = 𤣩 king + 元 yuan
- 𤣩 king
- 元 yuan
- 一 one
- 兀 pedestal
Wearing a paper crown, the little king of the playground charges one yuan to anyone who wants to play on his slide.
How it is used
- Play / have fun / hang out - 出去玩 (chūqù wán) go out and have fun, 玩游戏 (wán yóuxì) play games; broader than English play, it covers any leisure outing.
- 开玩笑 (kāi wánxiào) make a joke and 好玩 (hǎowán) fun build on it. Note: you 玩 for fun, but you 打 (dǎ) ball sports.
Words with 玩
- 好玩儿hǎowánrfun; enjoyable (spoken, erhua)HSK 1
- 开玩笑kāi wánxiàojokeHSK 4
- 游玩yóuwánto amuse oneselfHSK 4
- 玩具wánjùplaythingHSK 5
- 吃喝玩乐chī-hē-wán-lèliterally to eat, drink, play and be merryHSK 7
- 玩弄wánnòngto play withHSK 7
- 玩意儿wányìrthing; gadget; plaything (spoken, erhua)HSK 7
- 玩耍wánshuǎto play (as children do)HSK 9
Example sentences
- 孩子们玩得非常高兴。 Háizimen wán de fēicháng gāoxìng.The children were extremely happy playing.
- 爷爷在陪孙女玩。 Yéye zài péi sūnnǚ wánr.The grandfather is playing with his granddaughter.
- 喜欢玩游戏是孩子的天性。 Xǐhuan wánr yóuxì shì háizi de tiānxìng.A fondness for playing games is in the nature of children.
- 你在开玩笑吧？ Nǐ zài kāi wánxiào ba?Are you kidding?