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title: "Wanshua Meaning: 玩耍 (wánshuǎ) Means “to play”"
description: "玩耍 (wánshuǎ) means “to play; to have fun”. Hear its tones, see what 玩 and 耍 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/wanshua"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 玩耍 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

玩耍 wánshuǎ

## to play; to have fun

## Its characters

1. 玩 wán to play
2. 耍 shuǎ to play

## In a sentence

孩子们在公园里开心地玩耍。 The children are happily playing in the park.

我觉得稀奇，便用绳子串起来，挂在脖子上**玩耍**。

From [沙和尚 · Sandy of the Flowing Sand River](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/sandy-of-the-flowing-sand-river-journey-to-the-west-advanced-chinese-16#library-word-849-851)

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## More words with 玩 or 耍

- [好玩 hǎowán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/haowan)
- [开玩笑 kāiwánxiào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kaiwanxiao)
- [玩具 wánjù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/wanju)
- [玩弄 wánnòng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/wannong)
- [玩意 wányì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/wanyi)
- [玩意儿 wányìr](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/wanyir)
- [游玩 yóuwán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/youwan)

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