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耍 meaning in English

shuǎ

to play with; to wield

HSK 7-9verb9 strokes

Meaning of 耍

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

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

耍 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

玛mǎ丽lì希xī望wàng能néng够gòu出chū去qù玩wán耍shuǎ。
Mary wished she could go outside and play.
我wǒ们men看kàn着zhe这zhè孩hái子zi玩wán耍shuǎ。
We watched the children play.
孩hái子zi们men在zài草cǎo地dì上shàng玩wán耍shuǎ。
The children are having fun in the grass.
孩hái子zi们men在zài公gōng园yuán里lǐ玩wán耍shuǎ。
The children are having fun in the park.
你nǐ没méi打dǎ算suàn耍shuǎ我wǒ，对duì吧ba？
You're not trying to trick me, are you?

Stroke order for each character

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耍 shuǎ · to play with · 9 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 耍.

玩耍wánshuǎto play (as children do); to amuse oneself
耍赖shuǎlàito act shamelessly; to refuse to acknowledge that one has lost the game, or made a promise
耍花招shuǎhuāzhāoto play tricks on sb
耍花样shuǎhuāyàngto play tricks on sb
杂耍záshuǎa sideshow; vaudeville
耍嘴皮子shuǎzuǐpízito talk glibly; to talk big

Questions about 耍

What does 耍 mean?

耍 (shuǎ) means "to play with; to wield" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 耍?

耍 is made of 1 character: 耍 (9 strokes). That is 9 strokes in total.

Is 耍 an HSK word?

Yes. 耍 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

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