"To play" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 游戏 | yóu xì | game / CL:場|场[chang3] / to play |   |
| 去 |  qù | 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) | |
| 拉 | lā | to pull / to play (a bowed instrument) / to drag / to draw / to chat / (coll.) to empty one's bowels | |
| 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) | |
| 打 | dǎ | to beat / to strike / to hit / to break / to type / to mix up / to build / to fight / to fetch / to make / to tie up / to issue / to shoot / to calculate / to play (a game) / since / from | |
| 弹 | tán | to pluck (a string) / to play (a string instrument) / to spring or leap / to shoot (e.g. with a catapult) / (of cotton) to fluff or tease / to flick / to flip / to accuse / to impeach / elastic (of materials) | |
| 演 | yǎn | to develop / to evolve / to practice / to perform / to play / to act | |
| 操 | cāo | to grasp / to hold / to operate / to manage / to control / to steer / to exercise / to drill (practice) / to play / to speak (a language) | |
| 扮 | bàn | to disguise oneself as / to dress up / to play (a role) / to put on (an expression) | |
| 顽 | wán | mischievous / obstinate / to play / stupid / stubborn / naughty | |
| 踢 | tī | to kick / to play (e.g. soccer) / (slang) butch (in a lesbian relationship) | |
