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| Pronunciation |
: |
wán |
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| Meaning |
: |
- play; have fun; amuse oneself. (v)
- trifle with; treat lightly. (v)
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| Radical |
: |
王 |
| Strokes |
: |
8 |
| Traditional |
: |
翫 |
| Usage |
: |
9.8% |
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Sentences:
| 1. Shall we have a game of chess? |
| zán |
men |
wán |
pán |
qí |
hǎo |
ma |
? |
| 咱 |
们 |
玩 |
盘 |
棋 |
好 |
吗 |
？ |
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| 咱们 |
: |
we or us (including both the speaker and the person or persons spoken to) |
| 玩 |
: |
play |
| 盘 |
: |
(measure word) used for sports, game, set |
| 棋 |
: |
chess |
| 好 |
: |
good, nice |
| 吗 |
: |
(particle) used at the end of a question |
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| 2. I went to Thailand for a week’s holiday. |
| wǒ |
qù |
tài |
guó |
wán |
le |
yí |
gè |
xīng |
qī |
。 |
| 我 |
去 |
泰 |
国 |
玩 |
了 |
一 |
个 |
星 |
期 |
。 |
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| 我 |
: |
I |
| 去 |
: |
go |
| 泰国 |
: |
Thailand |
| 玩 |
: |
have fun, enjoy |
| 了 |
: |
(particle) used after an action that has taken place |
| 一 |
: |
(numeral) one |
| 个 |
: |
(measure word) |
| 星期 |
: |
week |
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| 3. He was only joking. |
| tā |
shì |
shuō |
zhe |
wán |
de |
。 |
| 他 |
是 |
说 |
着 |
玩 |
的 |
。 |
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| 他 |
: |
he |
| 是 |
: |
be |
| 说 |
: |
talk, say |
| 着 |
: |
(particle) used between 2 verbs to indicate an accompanying action |
| 玩 |
: |
joke |
| 的 |
: |
(particle) used after a verb to stress an element of the sentence |
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