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Talking Chinese English Dictionary

Talking Chinese<->English dictionary with pinyin, English definition, pronunciation, variants, stroke animation, stroke order image, and sample sentences.
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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1 wánwan2to play; to have fun; to trifle with; toy; sth used for amusement; curio or antique (Taiwan pr. [wan4]); to keep sth for entertainment; variant of [wan2]; Taiwan pr. [wan4]
2玩具 玩具 wán wan2 ju4plaything; toy
3玩笑 玩笑 wán xiàowan2 xiao4to joke; joke; jest
4玩意 玩意 wán wan2 yi4variant of 玩意 ; toy; plaything; thing; act; trick (in a performance, stage show, acrobatics etc)
5玩弄 玩弄 wán nòngwan2 nong4to play with; to toy with; to dally with; to engage in; to resort to
6玩法 玩法 wán wan2 fa3to play fast and loose with the law; to game the system; (leisure) rules of the game; way of doing an activity; (tourism) way of experiencing a place
7玩伴 玩伴 wán bànwan2 ban4playmate
8玩遍 玩遍 wán biànwan2 bian4to visit (a large number of places); to tour around (the whole country, the whole city etc)
9玩风弄月 玩風弄月 wán fēng nòng yuèwan2 feng1 nong4 yue4to play with the winds and sport with the moonbeams (idiom)
10玩忽 玩忽 wán wan2 hu1to neglect; to trifle with; not to take seriously
11玩忽职守 玩忽職守 wán zhí shǒuwan2 hu1 zhi2 shou3to neglect one's duty; dereliction of duty; malpractice
12玩花招 玩花招 wán huā zhāowan2 hua1 zhao1to play tricks
13玩话 玩話 wán huàwan2 hua4playful talk; joking
14玩火 玩火 wán huǒwan2 huo3to play with fire
15玩火自焚 玩火自焚 wán huǒ fénwan2 huo3 zi4 fen2to play with fire and get burnt (idiom); fig. to play with evil and suffer the consequences; to get one's fingers burnt
16玩家 玩家 wán jiāwan2 jia1player (of a game); enthusiast (audio, model planes etc)
17玩具厂 玩具廠 wán chǎngwan2 ju4 chang3toy factory
18玩具枪 玩具槍 wán qiāngwan2 ju4 qiang1toy gun
19玩乐 玩樂 wán wan2 le4to play around; to disport oneself
20玩弄词藻 玩弄詞藻 wán nòng zǎowan2 nong4 ci2 zao3to juggle with words (dishonestly); to be a hypocrite and hide behind florid rhetoric
21玩偶 玩偶 wán ǒuwan2 ou3toy figurine; action figure; stuffed animal; doll; (fig.) sb's plaything
22玩偶之家 玩偶之家 wán ǒu zhī jiāWan2 ou3 zhi1 jia1Doll's House (1879), drama by Ibsen 易卜生
23玩牌 玩牌 wán páiwan2 pai2to play cards; to play mahjong
24玩器 玩器 wán wan2 qi4elegant plaything; object to appreciate
25玩儿 玩兒 wán rwan2 r5to play; to have fun; to hang out
26玩儿不转 玩兒不轉 wán r zhuànwan2 r5 bu4 zhuan4can't handle it; can't find any way (of doing sth); not up to the task
27玩儿得转 玩兒得轉 wán r zhuànwan2 r5 de2 zhuan4can handle it; up to the task
28玩儿花招 玩兒花招 wán r huā zhāowan2 r5 hua1 zhao1to play tricks
29玩儿坏 玩兒壞 wán r huàiwan2 r5 huai4to play tricks on sb
30玩儿命 玩兒命 wán r mìngwan2 r5 ming4to gamble with life; to take reckless risks
31玩儿腻了 玩兒膩了 wán r lewan2 r5 ni4 le5to be tired of playing with sth.
32玩儿票 玩兒票 wán r piàowan2 r5 piao4amateur dramatics
33玩儿完 玩兒完 wán r wánwan2 r5 wan2finished; to be done with sth
34玩人丧德 玩人喪德 wán rén sàng wan2 ren2 sang4 de2to play with others and offend morals; wicked
35玩赏 玩賞 wán shǎngwan2 shang3to appreciate; to take pleasure in; to enjoy
36玩失踪 玩失蹤 wán shī zōngwan2 shi1 zong1to hide oneself (as a joke)
37玩世不恭 玩世不恭 wán shì gōngwan2 shi4 bu4 gong1to trifle without respect (idiom); to despise worldly conventions; frivolous
38玩手腕 玩手腕 wán shǒu wànwan2 shou3 wan4to play tricks; to play at politics
39玩耍 玩耍 wán shuǎwan2 shua3to play (as children do); to amuse oneself
40玩岁愒日 玩歲愒日 wán suì kài wan2 sui4 kai4 ri4to fritter away one's time (idiom)
41玩索 玩索 wán suǒwan2 suo3to search for subtle traces; to ponder
42玩味 玩味 wán wèiwan2 wei4to ruminate; to ponder subtleties
43玩物丧志 玩物喪志 wán sàng zhìwan2 wu4 sang4 zhi4lit. trifling destroys the will (idiom); infatuation with fine details prevents one making progress; excessive attention to trivia saps the will
44玩狎 玩狎 wán xiáwan2 xia2to trifle; to dally with; to treat casually; to jest
45玩兴 玩興 wán xìngwan2 xing4interest in dallying; in the mood for playing
46玩厌吃腻 玩厭吃膩 wán yàn chī wan2 yan4 chi1 ni4to be satiated with sth. (idiom)
47玩意儿 玩意兒 wán rwan2 yi4 r5variant of 玩意儿 ; erhua variant of 玩意
48玩阴的 玩陰的 wán yīn dewan2 yin1 de5to play dirty; crafty; scheming
49玩者 玩者 wán zhěwan2 zhe3player

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