耍

To play with in Chinese: 耍 (shuǎ)

shuǎ

to play with

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to play with
  2. 2to wield
  3. 3to act (cool etc)
  4. 4to display (a skill, one's temper etc)

Stroke order

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耍

Zhuyin

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ㄕㄨㄚˇ

shuǎ

ㄕ/ shㄨ/ uㄚ/ aˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 他很喜欢耍小聪明。

    tā hěn xǐ huan shuǎ xiǎo cōng ming。

    He loves to play clever little tricks.

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Related words

耍赖

shuǎ lài

to act shamelessly

玩耍

wán shuǎ

to play (as children do)

衰减

shuāi jiǎn

to weaken

衰竭

shuāi jié

organ failure

衰老

shuāi lǎo

to age

衰弱

shuāi ruò

weak

衰退

shuāi tuì

to decline

摔跤

shuāi jiāo

to trip and fall

拴

shuān

to tie up

涮

shuàn

to rinse

双胞胎

shuāng bāo tāi

twin

双边

shuāng biān

bilateral

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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