游戏 yóuxì game
game; play; recreation
How to remember 游戏: 游 tour + 戏 play = game.
Characters
How it is used
- A game, play - 玩游戏 (wán yóuxì) play a game; 电子游戏 (diànzǐ yóuxì) video game; 游戏规则 (yóuxì guīzé) rules of the game.
- Covers games/play generally (video, children's, party games). Contrast 比赛 (bǐsài, a competitive match with a winner) - 游戏 is play, not necessarily competition.
- 游 here means 'play/roam', not 'swim' (as in 游泳 yóuyǒng).
Example sentences
- 游戏几点开始？ Yóuxì jǐdiǎn kāishǐ?When does the game begin?
- 这是个文字游戏。 Zhè shì gè wénzìyóuxì.This is a pun.
- 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.