Word information
Simplified耍猴
Traditional耍猴
Pinyinshuǎ hóu
Part of speechDictionary
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Chinese word dictionary
耍猴
shuǎ hóu · to get a monkey to perform tricks; to put on a monkey show; to make fun of sb
Character breakdown
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How to learn 耍猴
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Related vocabulary
Words with the same characters
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猴子hóuzi
monkey; CL:隻|只[zhi1]
耍shuǎsurname Shua; to play with; to wield; to act (cool etc); to display (a skill, one's temper etc)
耍赖shuǎlàito act shamelessly; to refuse to acknowledge that one has lost the game, or made a promise etc; to act dumb; to act as if sth never happened
玩耍wánshuǎto play (as children do); to amuse oneself