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Hanzi

耍 / 耍

Traditional
耍
Simplified
耍

to play with/to wield/to act (cool etc)/to display (a skill, one's temper etc)

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 7

Pinyin

shuǎ

Bopomofo

ㄕㄨㄚˇ

Jyutping

saa2

Example sentences

耍 shuǎ
別跟我耍花招。
别跟我耍花招。

Don't play tricks on me.

花招 huāzhāo
那個商人耍了不少花招來欺騙消費者。
那个商人耍了不少花招来欺骗消费者。

That merchant used many tricks to deceive consumers.

玩耍 wánshuǎ
孩子們正在公園的小徑上玩耍。
孩子们正在公园的小径上玩耍。

The children are playing on the path in the park.

花園 / 花园 huāyuán
孩子們在花園裡玩耍。
孩子们在花园里玩耍。

The children are playing in the garden.

耍賴 / 耍赖 shuǎlài
他打輸了就耍賴，真沒風度。
他打输了就耍赖，真没风度。

He acted shamelessly after losing, showing a real lack of grace.

Example Vocabulary

耍

shua3

to play; to play tricks; to show off

玩耍

wan2'shua3

to play; to amuse oneself

耍賴

shua3'lai4

to act shamelessly; to be unreasonable; to go back on one's word

嬉耍

戲耍

xi4'shua3

耍嘴皮子

shua3'zui3'pi2'zi

耍子

耍弄

shua3'nong4

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