Definition
嬉 (xī) is a literary bound morpheme (b.f.) meaning 'to play, frolic, or sport.' You won't use it alone in modern Chinese; instead, it appears in compound words like 嬉戏 (to play, frolic), 嬉笑 (playful smile/laugh), and 嬉闹 (to frolic noisily). It carries a more elegant or classical tone than the everyday word 玩.
b.f.
(bound form) to playto frolicto sport (literary)
Examples
- 。Háizimen zài cǎodì shàng xī xì.The children were playing on the grass.
- ，。Tā tīng dào xiàohuà hòu, liǎn shàng lù chū le xī xiào.After hearing the joke, a playful smile appeared on her face.
- 。Gōngyuán lǐ chōngmǎn le háizimen de xī nào shēng.The park was filled with the sound of children playing.
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