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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

[wán]
  1. 1. verb [玩耍] play
  2. 2. verb [游玩] have a good time
    我去泰国了一个星期。
    I went to Thailand for a week's holiday.
  3. 3. verb [做客] visit
    欢迎到我家来儿!
    Please come and visit me at home.
  4. 4. verb [表示祝愿] enjoy
    得好!
    Enjoy yourself!
  5. 5. verb [耍弄] play
    他爱对人花招。
    He likes to play tricks on people.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

[wán]
  1. 1. verb play; have fun; amuse oneself
    儿牌
    play cards
    咱们儿盘棋好吗?
    Shall we have a game of chess?
  2. 2. verb employ; resort to
    邪的
    employ underhand means; not play fair
    手段
    resort to crafty manoeuvres; play tricks
  3. 3. verb trifle with; treat lightly
    他是说着儿的。
    He only said it for fun. or He was only joking.
    世不恭
    thumb one's nose at the world; be cynical
  4. 4. verb enjoy; appreciate
    enjoy a beautiful moonlight
    邮票
    make a hobby of collecting stamps
  5. 5. noun object for appreciation
    antique; curio

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

[wán]
  1. 1. 拿在手里摆弄
    儿泥人儿。
  2. 2. 供观看欣赏的东西
  3. 3. 观赏;欣赏
    游山水。
  4. 4. 体味;研习
    文义。
    味。
  5. 5. 以不庄重、不认真的态度对待;轻慢
    世不恭。
    忽职守。
  6. 6. 使用(某种不正当的手段);耍弄
    儿花招。
    又要儿什么鬼名堂?
  7. 7. 游戏;
    孩子们在动物园里儿得很高兴。
    该休息了,出去儿。
  8. 8. 进行某种文体活动
    儿牌。
    儿皮球。
  9. 9. E统读wán,不读wàn。

Examples

游戏机得着魔了。
不知道他的是什么把戏。
I wonder what trick he is up to.
的把戏我都看穿了。
I saw through his game.
大家都得非常畅快。
We all had a wonderful time.
逗孩子
play with a child
今天晚上来和我们桥牌,好吗? —好极啦,我一定奉陪到底。
Will you come and join us at a bridge party this evening? —Yes, I'll be glad to, and I'll stay at the party until the very end.
花样
play tricks
他们去长城得很开心。
They went on a trip to the Great Wall and enjoyed themselves very much.
孩子们在那边
The children are playing over there.
跷跷板
play on a seesaw

Character Decomposition


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[yuán]

Stroke Order

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Total Strokes: 8

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