"To play" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 yóu xì game / CL:場|场[chang3] / to play
 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)
 lā to pull / to play (a bowed instrument) / to drag / to draw / to chat / (coll.) to empty one's bowels
 dǎ fǎ to play (a card) / to make a move in a game
 wán shuǎ to play (as children do) / to amuse oneself
 wán r to play / to have fun / to hang out
 tán zòu to play (musical instrument, esp. string)
 chuī zòu to play (wind instruments)
 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
 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)
 yǎn to develop / to evolve / to practice / to perform / to play / to act
 cāo to grasp / to hold / to operate / to manage / to control / to steer / to exercise / to drill (practice) / to play / to speak (a language)
 bàn to disguise oneself as / to dress up / to play (a role) / to put on (an expression)
 wán mischievous / obstinate / to play / stupid / stubborn / naughty
 tī to kick / to play (e.g. soccer) / (slang) butch (in a lesbian relationship)
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