耍
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shuǎ · to play, to frolic, to amuse

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HSK 2.0 · Level 6HSK 3.0 · Level 7-9Frequency #3070
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9Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

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而Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 耍

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shuǎWords pronounced shuǎ
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Example sentences

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Nǐ kě yǐ wèn zài nà lǐ wán shuǎ de xiǎo hái.你可以问在那里玩耍的小孩。

You can ask the child who is playing over there.

Source: Tatoeba #9962453 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bú yào ràng háizi men zài jiē shàng wán shuǎ.不要让孩子们在街上玩耍。

Don't let the children play on the street.

Source: Tatoeba #2370678 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ men kàn zhe zhè háizi wán shuǎ.我们看着这孩子玩耍。

We were watching the child at play.

Source: Tatoeba #332545 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Ràng wǒ men wán shuǎ ba.让我们玩耍吧。

Let's play.

Source: Tatoeba #9956028 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ xiǎo shí hòu cháng cháng dú zì wán shuǎ.我小时候常常独自玩耍。

I used to play alone when I was a child.

Source: Tatoeba #332850 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Háizi mén zài cǎo dì shàng wán shuǎ.孩子們在草地上玩耍。

The children are having fun in the grass.

Source: Tatoeba #5114756 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 耍 in context

  1. Say shuǎ, then recall the core meaning: to play, to frolic, to amuse.
  2. Write all 9 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 耍赖 (shuǎ lài), meaning “to act shamelessly”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 耍 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.