玩

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Pronunciation : wán

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Meaning :
  1. play; have fun; amuse oneself. (v)
  2. trifle with; treat lightly. (v)
Radical : 王
Strokes : 8
Traditional : 翫
Usage : 9.8%
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
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
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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August 28th, 2009 in Daily Word, Level 1 | tags: , , , ,

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