嬉戏 (xī xì) — to play, frolic, sport (formal/literary)

Definition

A formal/literary verb meaning to frolic or play — used in writing (children, animals at play), not in everyday speech.

verb
to playfrolicsport (formal/literary)

Examples

  • 嬉戏
    Hái zi men zài cǎo dì shàng xī xì.
    The children are frolicking on the grass.
  • 嬉戏
    Xiǎo yā zi zài hú shuǐ zhōng xī xì.
    The ducklings are playing in the lake water.
  • Tā men xī le yì tiān xì.
    They frolicked for a whole day.

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