游 戏 yóu xì game / CL:場|场[chang3] / to play 表 演 biǎo yǎn play / show / performance / exhibition / to perform / to act / to demonstrate / CL:場|场[chang3] 戏 剧 xì jù drama / play / theater 去 to go / to go to (a place) / (of a time etc) last / just passed / to send / to remove / to get rid of / to reduce / to be apart from in space or time / to die (euphemism) / to play (a part) / (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth / (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) / (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) 打 法 dǎ fǎ to play (a card) / to make a move in a game 玩 耍 wán shuǎ to play (as children do) / to amuse oneself 玩 儿 wán r to play / to have fun / to hang out 弹 奏 tán zòu to play (musical instrument, esp. string) 吹 奏 chuī zòu to play (wind instruments) 人 物 rén wù person / character (in a play, novel etc) / protagonist / CL:個|个[ge4] 江 湖 Jiāng hú rivers and lakes / all corners of the country / remote areas to which hermits retreat / section of society operating independently of mainstream society, out of reach of the law / the milieu in which wuxia tales play out (cf. 武俠|武侠[wu3 xia2]) / (in late imperial times) world of traveling merchants, itinerant doctors, fortune tellers etc / demimonde / (in modern times) triads / secret gangster societies / underworld 扮 演 bàn yǎn to play the role of / to act 演 绎 yǎn yì (of a story etc) to unfold / to play out / to develop (a technique etc) / to enact / (logic) to deduce / to infer 开 玩 笑 kāi wán xiào to play a joke / to make fun of / to joke 说 明 书 shuō míng shū (technical) manual / (book of) directions / synopsis (of a play or film) / specification (patent) / CL:本[ben3] 调 动 diào dòng to transfer / to maneuver (troops etc) / movement of personnel / to mobilize / to bring into play 剧 本 jù běn script for play, opera, movie etc / screenplay / scenario 饰 演 shì yǎn to act / to play a part 编 剧 biān jù to write a play / scenario / dramatist / screenwriter 折 腾 zhē teng to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly) / to repeat sth over and over again / to torment sb / to play crazy / to squander (time, money) 充 当 chōng dāng to serve as / to act as / to play the role of 悬 念 xuán niàn suspense in a movie, play etc / concern for sb's welfare 划 过 huá guò (of a meteor etc) to streak across (the sky) / (of a searchlight, lightning etc) to play across (the sky) 打 球 dǎ qiú to play ball / to play with a ball 插 曲 chā qǔ music played during a movie, play etc / incidental music / music played in a theatrical interlude / (fig.) incident / episode 玩 弄 wán nòng to play with / to toy with / to dally with / to engage in / to resort to 回 放 huí fàng to replay / to play back 执 导 zhí dǎo to direct (a film, play etc) 玩 乐 wán lè to play around / to disport oneself 恶 作 剧 è zuò jù practical joke / prank / to play a practical joke 淡 化 dàn huà to water down / to play down / to trivialize / to weaken / to become dull with time / to desalinate / desalination 助 攻 zhù gōng (military) to mount a secondary attack / (fig.) to assist in tackling a problem / (sports) to participate in a play in which a teammate scores (i.e. perform an assist) 演 戏 yǎn xì to put on a play / to perform / fig. to pretend / to feign 话 剧 huà jù stage play / modern drama / CL:臺|台[tai2],部[bu4] 打 牌 dǎ pái to play mahjong or cards 泡 妞 pào niū to pick up girls / to play around with girls / to chase after girls 起 作 用 qǐ zuò yòng to have an effect / to play a role / to be operative / to work / to function 配 角 pèi jué supporting role (in play, film etc) / minor role / to play a secondary role (in business etc) / to play second fiddle 下 棋 xià qí to play chess 串 烧 chuàn shāo to cook on a skewer / barbecued food on a skewer / shish kebab / (fig.) to perform or play songs in sequence / sequence of songs / medley 演 义 yǎn yì to dramatize historical events / novel or play on historical theme 举 足 轻 重 jǔ zú qīng zhòng to play a critical role (idiom) / influential 戏 弄 xì nòng to play tricks on / to make fun of / to tease 场 次 chǎng cì the number of showings of a movie, play etc / screening / performance 一 席 之 地 yī xí zhī dì (acknowledged) place / a role to play / niche 编 导 biān dǎo to write and direct (a play, film etc) / playwright-director / choreographer-director / scenarist-director 弹 琴 tán qín to play or strum a lute or other stringed instrument 贬 低 biǎn dī to belittle / to disparage / to play down / to demean / to degrade / to devalue 担 纲 dān gāng to play the leading role 看 戏 kàn xì to watch a play / to watch passively (i.e. from the sidelines, from the crowd) 开 场 白 kāi chǎng bái prologue of play / opening remarks / preamble (of speeches, articles etc) 撮 合 cuō he to play matchmaker / to act as a middleman 把 玩 bǎ wán to turn around in one's hands / to play with / to fiddle with 捉 迷 藏 zhuō mí cáng to play hide-and-seek 出 镜 chū jìng to appear on camera / to play a role in a film 打 鼓 dǎ gǔ to beat a drum / to play a drum / (fig.) to feel nervous 儿 戏 ér xì child's play / trifling matter 逃 学 táo xué to play truant / to cut classes 照 办 zhào bàn to follow the rules / to do as instructed / to play by the book / to comply with a request 戏 份 xì fèn scene (in a movie etc) / one's part in a movie or play / (archaic) actor's payment 作 弄 zuò nòng to tease / to play tricks on 逗 弄 dòu nòng to tease / to provoke / to play with (a child, animal etc) 扬 长 避 短 yáng cháng bì duǎn to foster strengths and avoid weaknesses (idiom) / to play to one's strengths 小 儿 科 xiǎo ér kē pediatrics / pediatric (department) / sth of little importance / trifle / a child's play / (slang) childish / petty / stingy 弹 唱 tán chàng to sing and play (plucked string instrument) 旷 课 kuàng kè to play truant / to cut classes 玩 火 wán huǒ to play with fire 对 弈 duì yì to play go, chess etc 假 死 jiǎ sǐ suspended animation / feigned death / to play dead 戏 耍 xì shuǎ to amuse oneself / to play with / to tease 搞 鬼 gǎo guǐ to make mischief / to play tricks 抚 琴 fǔ qín to play the zither / classical variant of 彈琴|弹琴[tan2 qin2] 使 坏 shǐ huài to play dirty tricks / to be up to mischief 双 关 shuāng guān pun / play on words 吹 箫 chuī xiāo to play the xiao 簫|箫[xiao1] (mouth organ) / to beg while playing pipes / cf politician Wu Zixu 伍子胥[Wu3 Zi3 xu1], c. 520 BC destitute refugee in Wu town, 吳市吹簫|吴市吹箫[Wu2 shi4 chui1 xiao1] / to busk / virtuoso piper wins a beauty, cf 玉人吹簫|玉人吹箫[yu4 ren2 chui1 xiao1] / (slang) fellatio / blowjob 开 涮 kāi shuàn (coll.) to make fun of (sb) / to play tricks on 跑 龙 套 pǎo lóng tào to play a small role 做 戏 zuò xì to act in a play / to put on a play 反 串 fǎn chuàn (Chinese opera) to play a role outside of one's specialty / (modern) to play a transvestite role / to masquerade as an opponent 押 宝 yā bǎo to play yabao (a gambling game) / (fig.) to gamble on / to take one's chance / to try one's luck 甘 拜 下 风 gān bài xià fēng to step down gracefully (humble expression) / to concede defeat / to play second fiddle 开 演 kāi yǎn (of a play, movie etc) to begin 录 放 lù fàng to record and play (audio, video) 玩 牌 wán pái to play cards / to play mahjong 做 鬼 zuò guǐ to play tricks / to cheat / to get up to mischief / to become a ghost / to give up the ghost 挑 大 梁 tiǎo dà liáng to play a leading role / to bear a heavy responsibility 捣 鬼 dǎo guǐ to play tricks / to cause mischief 装 蒜 zhuāng suàn to act stupid / to play dumb / to pretend to not know 过 家 家 guò jiā jiā to play house 潜 台 词 qián tái cí unspoken dialogue in a play, left for the audience to infer / subtext / (fig.) implicit assertion 弹 球 tán qiú to play marbles 闹 洞 房 nào dòng fáng disturbing the privacy of bridal room (Chinese custom where guests banter with and play pranks on the newlyweds) 琴 瑟 qín sè qin and se, two string instruments that play in perfect harmony / marital harmony 倒 把 dǎo bǎ to play the market / to speculate (on financial markets) / to profiteer 耍 弄 shuǎ nòng to play with / to engage in / to resort to / to dally with 奏 乐 zòu yuè to perform music / to play a tune 打 扑 克 dǎ pū kè to play cards / to play poker 权 术 quán shù art of politics / political tricks (often derog.) / power play / to play at politics / underhand trickery 装 疯 卖 傻 zhuāng fēng mài shǎ to play the fool (idiom) / to feign madness 装 聋 作 哑 zhuāng lóng zuò yǎ to play deaf-mute
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