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玩

wán

HSK 2 Character

What 玩 means

1. to play
2. to have fun
3. to trifle with
4. toy
5. sth used for amusement
6. curio or antique (Taiwan pr. wàn)
7. to keep sth for entertainment

Other readings

玩 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• wánvariant of {玩|wán}; Taiwan pr. wàn

Example sentences

• 去玩吧！
  Let's play!
• 谁在玩？
  Who was playing?
• 别玩洋火
  Don't play with matches.
• 来广东玩吗
  Lái Guǎngdōng wán ma
  Is your coming to Guangdong a pleasure trip?
• 玩得开心。
  Have fun.
• 我开玩笑。
  I'm just kidding.

Words starting with 玩

• 玩具wán jùplaything; toy
• 玩弄wán nòngto play with; to toy with; to dally with
• 玩笑wán xiàoto joke; joke; jest
• 玩意wán yìtoy; plaything; thing
• 玩家wán jiāplayer (of a game); enthusiast (audio, model planes etc)
• 玩耍wán shuǎto play (as children do); to amuse oneself
• 玩乐wán lèto play around; to disport oneself
• 玩法wán fǎto play fast and loose with the law; to game the system; (leisure) rules of the game
• 玩偶wán ǒutoy figurine; action figure; stuffed animal
• 玩世不恭wán shì bù gōngto trifle without respect (idiom); to despise worldly conventions; frivolous
• 玩牌wán páito play cards; to play mahjong
• 玩味wán wèito ruminate; to ponder subtleties
• 玩物wán wùtoy; plaything
• 玩伴wán bànplaymate
• 玩儿wán rto play; to have fun; to hang out
• 玩器wán qìelegant plaything; object to appreciate
• 玩完wán wán(colloquial) to end in failure; to come to grief; to bite the dust
• 玩火wán huǒto play with fire
• 玩索wán suǒto search for subtle traces; to ponder
• 玩者wán zhěplayer
• 玩兴wán xìnginterest in dallying; in the mood for playing
• 玩话wán huàplayful talk; joking
• 玩转wán zhuànto know all the ins and outs of sth; to get to know (a place) inside out
• 玩不起wán bu qǐcan't afford to play; (fig.) can't accept it when one loses

Words containing 玩

• 开玩笑kāi wán xiàoto play a joke; to make fun of; to joke
• 好玩hǎo wánamusing; fun; interesting
• 游玩yóu wánto amuse oneself; to have fun; to go sightseeing
• 古玩gǔ wánantique; curio
• 贪玩tān wánto only want to have a good time; to just want to have fun, and to shy away from…
• 把玩bǎ wánto turn around in one's hands; to play with; to fiddle with
• 吃喝玩乐chī hē wán lè(lit.) to eat, drink, play and be merry (idiom); (fig.) to abandon oneself to a life of…
• 游山玩水yóu shān wán shuǐto go on a scenic tour
• 展玩zhǎn wánto view close up; to examine and admire
• 清玩qīng wána refined and elegant object for enjoyment; curio
• 童玩tóng wán(Taiwan) traditional handcrafted toy (e.g. spinning top 陀螺
• 试玩shì wánto try out (a game, toy etc)
• 重玩chóng wánto replay (a video game)
• 电玩diàn wánvideo game
• 食玩shí wánsmall toy or figurine included with a food product; DIY candy kit
• 古玩店gǔ wán diànantique store
• 小玩意xiǎo wán yìgadget; widget (small item of software)
• 性玩物xìng wán wùsex object; sexual plaything
• 说着玩shuō zhe wánto say sth for fun; to be kidding; to joke around
• 电动玩具diàn dòng wán jùbattery-powered toy; (Taiwan) video game; computer game
• 智力玩具zhì lì wán jùeducational toy
• 益智玩具yì zhì wán jùeducational toy
• 情趣玩具qíng qù wán jùsex toy
• 雅玩yǎ wánelegant pastime; refined plaything

Characters built on 元

These share the phonetic component 元 (yuán), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 完wánto finish; to be over; whole
• 顽wánmischievous; obstinate; to play
• 芫yánused in 芫荽

Characters that look like 玩

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 统tǒngto gather; to unite; to unify
• 删shānto delete
• 驳bóvariegated; heterogeneous; to refute
• 坑kēngpit; hollow; depression; (mining) pit; shaft; tunnel; (literary) to bury alive
• 轭èyoke
• 飒sàsound of wind; valiant; melancholy

Sounds the same

Read wán, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 完to finish; to be over; whole
• 丸ball; pellet; pill
• 顽mischievous; obstinate; to play
• 纨(literary) fine white silk; delicate silk fabric
• 烷alkane
• 刓to trim
• 芄Metaplexis stauntoni
• 汍shed tears
• 抏to consume; to exhaust; to play