Meaning of 好玩儿
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- erhua variant of 好玩[hao3 wan2]
How to use 好玩儿
好玩儿 describes things, places, games, or even people that are fun or amusing. It is common in casual northern speech, while 好玩 without 儿 is the neutral form used everywhere. Example: 这个游戏很好玩儿。(Zhège yóuxì hěn hǎowánr.) This game is a lot of fun.
好 (hǎo) means good and 玩 (wán) means to play, so something 好玩儿 is good to play with, which means fun. The 儿 (r) at the end is the northern Beijing-style sound that curls the tongue.
Common mistake: Learners often read 儿 as a separate syllable and say hǎo wán ér. It is not a new syllable, it just adds an r sound to wán, so say hǎowánr as two syllables.
好玩儿 in example sentences
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好 hǎo · good · 6 strokes
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玩 wán · to play with · 8 strokes
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儿 ér · son · 2 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 好玩儿.
| 这儿 | zhèr | here |
| 最好 | zuìhǎo | best; had better ...; it would be best to ... |
| 儿子 | érzi | son |
| 哪儿 | nǎr | where?; wherever; anywhere; somewhere |
| 女儿 | nǚ'ér | daughter |
| 那儿 | nàr | there |
| 开玩笑 | kāi wánxiào | to play a joke; to make fun of; to joke |
| 好吃 | hǎochī | tasty; delicious |
| 一会儿 | yīhuìr | a moment; a while |
| 好看 | hǎokàn | good-looking; nice-looking; (of a movie, book, TV show etc) good |
| 好听 | hǎotīng | pleasant to hear |
| 没事儿 | méishìr | to have spare time; free from work |
Questions about 好玩儿
What does 好玩儿 mean?
好玩儿 (hǎowánr) means "erhua variant of 好玩[hao3 wan2]" and is used as a adjective.
How do you write 好玩儿?
好玩儿 is made of 3 characters: 好 (6 strokes), 玩 (8 strokes), 儿 (2 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.
Is 好玩儿 an HSK word?
Yes. 好玩儿 is on the HSK 1 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 好玩儿 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 好玩儿 is written 好玩兒.
Is 好玩儿 the same as 有意思 (yǒu yìsi)?
They overlap, but 好玩儿 leans toward fun and playful, while 有意思 means interesting and can describe a book, an idea, or a talk. A lecture can be 有意思 without being 好玩儿.
Do people in southern China or Taiwan say 好玩儿?
Usually not. Speakers in the south and in Taiwan normally say 好玩 (hǎowán) without the 儿 sound. Both are correct, and 好玩 is safe to use anywhere.