Usage of the character 玩

variant of 玩 (wán)
Taiwan pr. (wàn)

wán

玩

[玩]

to play
to have fun
to trifle with
toy
sth used for amusement
curio or antique (Taiwan pr. (wàn))
to keep sth for entertainment

wánshǎng

玩赏

[玩賞]

to appreciate
to take pleasure in
to enjoy

wánbiàn

玩遍

[玩遍]

to visit (a large number of places)
to tour around (the whole country, the whole city etc)

wánxìng

玩兴

[玩興]

interest in dallying
in the mood for playing

shìwán

试玩

[試玩]

to try out (a game, toy etc)

wánzhuàn

玩转

[玩轉]

to know all the ins and outs of sth
to get to know (a place) inside out

hǎowán

好玩

[好玩]

amusing
fun
interesting

diànwán

电玩

[電玩]

video game

bǎwán

把玩

[把玩]

to turn around in one's hands
to play with
to fiddle with

wánwèi

玩味

[玩味]

to ruminate
to ponder subtleties

qīngwán

清玩

[清玩]

a refined and elegant object for enjoyment
curio

wánr

玩儿

[玩兒]

to play
to have fun
to hang out

tóngwán

童玩

[童玩]

(Tw) traditional handcrafted toy (e.g. spinning top 陀螺 (tuóluó), tangram 七巧板 (qīqiǎobǎn) etc)

wán'ǒu

玩偶

[玩偶]

toy figurine
action figure
stuffed animal
doll
(fig.) sb's plaything

wánjù

玩具

[玩具]

plaything
toy

wánhū

玩忽

[玩忽]

to neglect
to trifle with
not to take seriously

wánshuǎ

玩耍

[玩耍]

to play (as children do)
to amuse oneself

wánpái

玩牌

[玩牌]

to play cards
to play mahjong

wánbàn

玩伴

[玩伴]

playmate

wánfǎ

玩法

[玩法]

to 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

gǔwán

古玩

[古玩]

antique
curio

tānwán

贪玩

[貪玩]

to only want to have a good time
to just want to have fun, and to shy away from self-discipline

chóngwán

重玩

[重玩]

to replay (a video game)

yǎwán

雅玩

[雅玩]

elegant pastime
refined plaything

hàowán

好玩

[好玩]

to be playful
to be fond of one's fun

zhǎnwán

展玩

[展玩]

to view close up
to examine and admire

wánlè

玩乐

[玩樂]

to play around
to disport oneself

wánnòng

玩弄

[玩弄]

to play with
to toy with
to dally with
to engage in
to resort to

wánjiā

玩家

[玩家]

player (of a game)
enthusiast (audio, model planes etc)

wánhuǒ

玩火

[玩火]

to play with fire

yóuwán

游玩

[遊玩]

to amuse oneself
to have fun
to go sightseeing
to take a stroll

wányì

玩意

[玩意]

toy
plaything
thing
act
trick (in a performance, stage show, acrobatics etc)

shíwán

食玩

[食玩]

small toy or figurine included with a food product
DIY candy kit

wánwán

玩完

[玩完]

(coll.) to end in failure; to come to grief; to bite the dust

wánxiá

玩狎

[玩狎]

to trifle
to dally with
to treat casually
to jest

wánzhě

玩者

[玩者]

player

wányì

玩艺

[玩藝]

variant of 玩意 (wányì)

wánhuà

玩话

[玩話]

playful talk
joking

wánqì

玩器

[玩器]

elegant plaything
object to appreciate

wánkā

玩咖

[玩咖]

(slang) player; playboy; party guy

wánwù

玩物

[玩物]

toy; plaything

wánxiào

玩笑

[玩笑]

to joke
joke
jest

wánsuǒ

玩索

[玩索]

to search for subtle traces
to ponder

wánrpiào

玩儿票

[玩兒票]

amateur dramatics

kāiwánxiào

开玩笑

[開玩笑]

to play a joke; to make fun of; to joke

wánhuāzhāo

玩花招

[玩花招]

to play tricks

wánshīzōng

玩失踪

[玩失蹤]

to hide oneself (as a joke)

wánrhuài

玩儿坏

[玩兒壞]

to play tricks on sb

xìngwánwù

性玩物

[性玩物]

sex object; sexual plaything

wánjùchǎng

玩具厂

[玩具廠]

toy factory

xiǎowányì

小玩意

[小玩意]

gadget
widget (small item of software)

shuōzhewán

说着玩

[說著玩]

to say sth for fun
to be kidding
to joke around

wánrwán

玩儿完

[玩兒完]

erhua variant of 玩完／玩完 (wánwán)

wánjùqiāng

玩具枪

[玩具槍]

toy gun

hǎowánr

好玩儿

[好玩兒]

erhua variant of 好玩 (hǎowán)

wányìr

玩意儿

[玩意兒]

erhua variant of 玩意 (wányì)

wánrmìng

玩儿命

[玩兒命]

to gamble with life
to take reckless risks

tuǐwánnián

腿玩年

[腿玩年]

(slang) stunning legs
sexy legs

wányīnde

玩阴的

[玩陰的]

to play dirty
crafty; scheming

wánbuqǐ

玩不起

[玩不起]

can't afford to play
(fig.) can't accept it when one loses

gǔwándiàn

古玩店

[古玩店]

antique store

wányìr

玩艺儿

[玩藝兒]

variant of 玩意兒／玩意儿 (wányìr)

tānwánr

贪玩儿

[貪玩兒]

erhua variant of 貪玩／贪玩 (tānwán)

wánshǒuwàn

玩手腕

[玩手腕]

to play tricks
to play at politics

pīntúwánjù

拼图玩具

[拼圖玩具]

jigsaw puzzle

yìzhìwánjù

益智玩具

[益智玩具]

educational toy

wánrhuāzhāo

玩儿花招

[玩兒花招]

to play tricks

zhìlìwánjù

智力玩具

[智力玩具]

educational toy

wánrbùzhuàn

玩儿不转

[玩兒不轉]

can't handle it
can't find any way (of doing sth)
not up to the task

diàndòngwánjù

电动玩具

[電動玩具]

battery-powered toy
(Tw) video game
computer game

máoróngwánjù

毛绒玩具

[毛絨玩具]

plush toy
cuddly toy

Wán'ǒuzhījiā

玩偶之家

[玩偶之家]

Doll's House (1879), drama by Ibsen 易卜生

wánwùsàngzhì

玩物丧志

[玩物喪志]

lit. trifling destroys the will (idiom); infatuation with fine details prevents one making progress
excessive attention to trivia saps the will

chīhēwánlè

吃喝玩乐

[吃喝玩樂]

to eat, drink and be merry (idiom)
to abandon oneself to a life of pleasure

wánshìbùgōng

玩世不恭

[玩世不恭]

to trifle without respect (idiom); to despise worldly conventions
frivolous

qíngqùwánjù

情趣玩具

[情趣玩具]

sex toy

wánhūzhíshǒu

玩忽职守

[玩忽職守]

to neglect one's duty
dereliction of duty
malpractice

gǒuwánrde

狗玩儿的

[狗玩兒的]

beast (derog.)

shuōzhewánr

说着玩儿

[說著玩兒]

erhua variant of 說著玩／说着玩 (shuōzhewán)

wánrdézhuàn

玩儿得转

[玩兒得轉]

can handle it
up to the task

nàozhewánr

闹着玩儿

[鬧著玩兒]

to play games
to joke around
to play a joke on sb

wánnòngcízǎo

玩弄词藻

[玩弄詞藻]

to juggle with words (dishonestly)
to be a hypocrite and hide behind florid rhetoric

wánhuǒzìfén

玩火自焚

[玩火自焚]

to play with fire and get burnt (idiom); fig. to play with evil and suffer the consequences
to get one's fingers burnt

wánrénsàngdé

玩人丧德

[玩人喪德]

to play with others and offend morals
wicked

yóushānwánshuǐ

游山玩水

[遊山玩水]

to go on a scenic tour

wánjiājuésè

玩家角色

[玩家角色]

player character (in a role-playing game)

pīnbǎnwánjù

拼板玩具

[拼板玩具]

jigsaw puzzle
wood block puzzle