Meaning
play with; to juggle
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “shua” becomes a different word in each tone. 耍 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 玩耍wán shuǎto play (as children do); to amuse oneself
- 耍赖shuǎ làito act shamelessly; to refuse to acknowledge that one has lost the game, or made a promise etc; to act dumb; to act as if sth never happened
- 耍子shuǎ zito play; to have fun
- 耍钱shuǎ qián(coll.) to gamble
- 耍宝shuǎ bǎoto show off; to put on a show to amuse others
Example Sentence
孩子们在院子里耍杂技，玩得很开心。Hái zi men zài yuàn zi lǐ shuǎ zá jì, wán de hěn kāi xīn.The children play at acrobatics in the yard and have great fun.
孩子们Hái zi menchildren在zàiat院子yuàn zicourtyard里lǐinside耍shuǎto play with杂技zá jìacrobatics，玩wánto play得很de hěn(after an adjective) very开心kāi xīnto feel happy。