玩儿

• 拼音: wánr
• 汉字拆解: 玩 = 王 (jade radical) + 元 (origin, phonetic); 儿 = erhua suffix (Beijing dialect feature)

含义

To play; to have fun; to hang out. A common verb for leisure and recreational activities.

Very versatile — covers playing games, having fun, hanging out with friends, sightseeing, and general leisure. The 儿 suffix is an erhua feature common in northern and Beijing dialects. In southern dialects and written Chinese, 玩 without the 儿 is more common.

例句

1. 周末我们一起出去玩儿吧。
2. 孩子们在公园里玩儿。
3. 你喜欢玩儿什么？

用法指南

语境: leisure, social

语气: casual

正确说法

• 我们去哪儿玩儿？(Where shall we go for fun?)
• 今天玩儿得很开心。(I had a great time today.)

错误说法

• 我玩儿了我的朋友。(Wrong — 玩儿 does not take a person as its object; say 我和朋友一起玩儿了 for 'I played with my friend')

起源与历史

The character 玩 combines 王 (jade radical, originally 玉) and 元 (origin, phonetic). The original meaning was 'to play with jade,' later generalised to 'to play.'

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal