去 qù to go / to go to (a place) / (of a time etc) last / just passed / to send / to remove / to get rid of / to reduce / to be apart from in space or time / to die (euphemism) / to play (a part) / (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth / (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) / (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) syn 打 dǎ to beat / to strike / to hit / to break / to type / to mix up / to build / to fight / to fetch / to make / to tie up / to issue / to shoot / to calculate / to play (a game) / since / from syn 拉 lā to pull / to play (a bowed instrument) / to drag / to draw / to chat / (coll.) to empty one's bowels syn 游戏 游戲 yóu xì game / CL:場|场[chang3] / to play syn 人物 rén wù person / personage / figure (esp. sb of importance) / character (in a play, novel etc) / (genre of traditional Chinese painting) figure painting syn 角色 jué sè role / part (in a play or movie etc) / also pr. [jiao3se4] 表演 biǎo yǎn play / show / performance / exhibition / to perform / to act / to demonstrate / CL:場|场[chang3] syn 演出 yǎn chū to act (in a play) / to perform / to put on (a performance) / performance / concert / show / CL:場|场[chang3],次[ci4] syn 扮演 bàn yǎn to play the role of / to act syn 演绎 演繹 yǎn yì (of a story etc) to unfold / to play out / to develop (a technique etc) / to enact / (logic) to deduce / to infer syn 开玩笑 開玩笑 kāi wán xiào to play a joke / to make fun of / to joke syn 调动 調動 diào dòng to transfer / to maneuver (troops etc) / movement of personnel / to mobilize / to bring into play syn 戏剧 戲劇 xì jù a drama / a play / theater / script of a play syn 折腾 折騰 zhē teng to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly) / to repeat sth over and over again / to torment sb / to play crazy / to squander (time, money) syn 充当 充當 chōng dāng to serve as / to act as / to play the role of syn 悬念 懸念 xuán niàn suspense in a movie, play etc / concern for sb's welfare syn 玩弄 wán nòng to play with / to toy with / to dally with / to engage in / to resort to syn 举足轻重 舉足輕重 jǔ zú qīng zhòng to play a critical role (idiom) / influential syn 场次 場次 chǎng cì the number of showings of a movie, play etc / screening / performance 贬低 貶低 biǎn dī to belittle / to disparage / to play down / to demean / to degrade / to devalue syn 担纲 擔綱 dān gāng to play the leading role syn 戏份 戲份 xì fèn scene (in a movie etc) / one's part in a movie or play / (archaic) actor's payment 作弄 zuò nòng to tease / to play tricks on syn 旷课 曠課 kuàng kè to play truant / to cut classes syn 开涮 開涮 kāi shuàn (coll.) to make fun of (sb) / to play tricks on 反串 fǎn chuàn (Chinese opera) to play a role outside of one's specialty / (modern) to play a transvestite role / to masquerade as an opponent 押宝 押寶 yā bǎo to play yabao (a gambling game) / (fig.) to gamble on / to take one's chance / to try one's luck 录放 錄放 lù fàng to record and play (audio, video) 耍花招 shuǎ huā zhāo to play tricks on sb syn 打马虎眼 打馬虎眼 dǎ mǎ hu yǎn to play dumb / to slack off (idiom) syn 片 piàn thin piece / flake / a slice / film / TV play / to slice / to carve thin / partial / incomplete / one-sided / classifier for slices, tablets, tract of land, area of water / classifier for CDs, movies, DVDs etc / used with numeral 一[yi1]: classifier for scenario, scene, feeling, atmosphere, sound etc / Kangxi radical 91 syn 宝刀不老 寶刀不老 bǎo dāo bù lǎo lit. a good sword always remains sharp (idiom) / fig. (of one's skills etc) to be as good as ever / the old man still has it syn 装 裝 zhuāng adornment / to adorn / dress / clothing / costume (of an actor in a play) / to play a role / to pretend / to install / to fix / to wrap (sth in a bag) / to load / to pack syn 单刀赴会 單刀赴會 dān dāo fù huì lit. to go among enemies with only one's sword (idiom) / fig. to go alone into enemy lines 刀 dāo knife / blade / single-edged sword / cutlass / CL:把[ba3] / (slang) dollar (loanword) / classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper) / classifier for knife cuts or stabs syn 吹 chuī to blow / to play a wind instrument / to blast / to puff / to boast / to brag / to end in failure / to fall through syn 挨 ái to suffer / to endure / to pull through (hard times) / to delay / to stall / to play for time / to dawdle syn 耍 shuǎ to play with / to wield / to act (cool etc) / to display (a skill, one's temper etc) syn 镡 鐔 xín guard (on a sword handle) / pommel (on a sword handle) / dagger / Taiwan pr. [tan2] 唱红脸 唱紅臉 chàng hóng liǎn to play the role of the hero (idiom) / to play the good cop 江湖 jiāng hú rivers and lakes / all corners of the country / remote areas to which hermits retreat / section of society operating independently of mainstream society, out of reach of the law / the milieu in which wuxia tales play out (cf. 武俠|武侠[wu3xia2]) / (in late imperial times) world of traveling merchants, itinerant doctors, fortune tellers etc / demimonde / (in modern times) triads / secret gangster societies / underworld syn 主演 zhǔ yǎn to play the leading role / to star / lead actor 说明书 說明書 shuō míng shū (technical) manual / (book of) directions / synopsis (of a play or film) / specification (patent) / CL:本[ben3] syn 上演 shàng yǎn to screen (a movie) / to stage (a play) / a screening / a staging syn 饰演 飾演 shì yǎn to act / to play a part syn 编剧 編劇 biān jù to write a play / scenario / dramatist / screenwriter syn 对白 對白 duì bái dialogue (in a movie or a play) 宝剑 寶劍 bǎo jiàn (double-edged) sword (esp. a valuable or famous one) / CL:把[ba3] syn 划过 划過 huá guò (of a meteor etc) to streak across (the sky) / (of a searchlight, lightning etc) to play across (the sky) 打球 dǎ qiú to play ball / to play with a ball 插曲 chā qǔ music played during a movie, play etc / incidental music / music played in a theatrical interlude / (fig.) incident / episode 打法 dǎ fǎ to play (a card) / to make a move in a game 刀剑 刀劍 dāo jiàn sword 回放 huí fàng to replay / to play back 玩耍 wán shuǎ to play (as children do) / to amuse oneself syn 执导 執導 zhí dǎo to direct (a film, play etc) 玩乐 玩樂 wán lè to play around / to disport oneself syn 恶作剧 惡作劇 è zuò jù practical joke / prank / to play a practical joke syn 淡化 dàn huà to water down / to play down / to trivialize / to weaken / to become dull with time / to desalinate / desalination syn 助攻 zhù gōng (military) to mount a secondary attack / (fig.) to assist in tackling a problem / (sports) to participate in a play in which a teammate scores (i.e. perform an assist) 演戏 演戲 yǎn xì to put on a play / to perform / fig. to pretend / to feign 话剧 話劇 huà jù stage play / modern drama / CL:臺|台[tai2],部[bu4] syn 打牌 dǎ pái to play mahjong or cards 泡妞 pào niū to pick up girls / to play around with girls / to chase after girls 起作用 qǐ zuò yòng to have an effect / to play a role / to be operative / to work / to function 刀锋 刀鋒 dāo fēng cutting edge or point of a knife, sword or tool syn 下棋 xià qí to play chess syn 玩儿 玩兒 wán r to play / to have fun / to hang out syn 串烧 串燒 chuàn shāo to cook on a skewer / barbecued food on a skewer / shish kebab / (fig.) to perform or play songs in sequence / sequence of songs / medley 演义 演義 yǎn yì to dramatize historical events / novel or play on historical theme 弹奏 彈奏 tán zòu to play (musical instrument, esp. string) syn 戏弄 戲弄 xì nòng to play tricks on / to make fun of / to tease syn 利剑 利劍 lì jiàn sharp sword 本分 běn fèn (to play) one's part / one's role / one's duty / (to stay within) one's bounds / dutiful / keeping to one's role syn 剑身 劍身 jiàn shēn sword blade 一席之地 yī xí zhī dì (acknowledged) place / a role to play / niche 编导 編導 biān dǎo to write and direct (a play, film etc) / playwright-director / choreographer-director / scenarist-director 出鞘 chū qiào (of a sword etc) to unsheath 弹琴 彈琴 tán qín to play or strum a lute or other stringed instrument 轩辕剑 軒轅劍 xuān yuán jiàn sword 刀枪 刀槍 dāo qiāng sword and spear / weapons syn 剧目 劇目 jù mù theatrical piece (play or opera) / repertoire / list of plays or operas syn 剑柄 劍柄 jiàn bǐng sword hilt 看戏 看戲 kàn xì to watch a play / to watch passively (i.e. from the sidelines, from the crowd) 开场白 開場白 kāi chǎng bái prologue of play / opening remarks / preamble (of speeches, articles etc) syn 撮合 cuō he to play matchmaker / to act as a middleman syn 把玩 bǎ wán to turn around in one's hands / to play with / to fiddle with 捉迷藏 zhuō mí cáng to play hide-and-seek syn 出镜 出鏡 chū jìng to appear on camera / to play a role in a film 打鼓 dǎ gǔ to beat a drum / to play a drum / (fig.) to feel nervous syn 双刃剑 雙刃劍 shuāng rèn jiàn double-edged sword (lit. and fig.) 儿戏 兒戲 ér xì child's play / trifling matter 佩剑 佩劍 pèi jiàn sword / (fencing) saber 钢刀 鋼刀 gāng dāo steel knife / sword 逃学 逃學 táo xué to play truant / to cut classes syn 照办 照辦 zhào bàn to follow the rules / to do as instructed / to play by the book / to comply with a request 木剑 木劍 mù jiàn wooden sword 吹奏 chuī zòu to play (wind instruments) syn 加时 加時 jiā shí (sports) overtime / extra time / play-off 