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erhua variant of 好玩[hao3 wan2]
to play a joke
to amuse oneself
plaything
lit. to eat, drink, play and be merry
to play with
to play
erhua variant of 玩意[wan2 yi4]
amusing
to turn around in one's hands
player
playful talk
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Source: Tatoeba #775592 · CC BY 2.0 FRThis isn't a joking matter.
Source: Tatoeba #9958162 · CC BY 2.0 FRAll the toys are made of wood.
Source: Tatoeba #10182804 · CC BY 2.0 FRYou should not trifle with his feelings.
Source: Tatoeba #970191 · CC BY 2.0 FRDo you think I'm joking?
Source: Tatoeba #786037 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions 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.