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游玩 (yóu wán) — to go out and have fun; to sightsee; to amuse oneself

Definition

游玩 means to go out and have fun or sightsee — more focused on outings than 玩 (general 'to play'), and more casual than 游览 ('to tour a sight').

verb
to go out and have funto sightseeto amuse oneself

Examples

  • 游玩。
    Jià qī wǒ men yì qǐ qù hǎi biān yóu wán.
    During the holiday, let's go to the seaside to have fun.
  • 游玩？
    Zhè ge zhōu mò nǐ xiǎng qù nǎ lǐ yóu wán?
    Where do you want to go sightseeing this weekend?
  • 游玩。
    Tā men zài gōng yuán lǐ yóu wán le yí gè xià wǔ.
    They spent the afternoon having fun in the park.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

游yóutravel
玩wánplay

游 and 玩 combine as travel and play, meaning to go out for fun.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
水水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
斿
斿yóu游yóu
Same sound today

游 combines 水 (water) with 斿, which gives the sound yóu and also relates to travelling.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
玉玉yùjade
Sound part声符shēngfú
元
元yuán玩wán
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

玩 pairs 玉 (jade) with 元 (yuán) for sound. The jade part points to toys made of jade.

Open 玩 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 4Travel & Tourism

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