耍
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to play with; to wield; to act (cool etc); to display (a skill, one's temper etc)
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Old HSK
- Level 6
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 而 +3
- Structure
- Top–bottom 上下
- Traditional
- 耍
- Common rank
- #1,923
- Unicode
- U+800D
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Words with 耍
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 关公面前耍大刀 | lit. to wield the broadsword in the presence of Lord Guan (idiom); fig. to make a fool of … | |
| 耍嘴皮子 | to talk glibly; to talk big; to be all talk | |
| 耍得团团转 | to fool; to dupe | |
| 耍嘴皮 | to show off with clever talk; big-headed; a smart-ass | |
| 耍花枪 | to play tricks; to dupe | |
| 耍花招 | to play tricks on sb | |
| 耍滑头 | see 耍滑[shua3 hua2] | |
| 耍花样 | to play tricks on sb | |
| 耍私情 | the play of passions; carried away by passion (e.g. to commit a crime) | |
| 耍子 | to play; to have fun | |
| 耍贫嘴 | (coll.) to wag one's tongue; to indulge in idle gossip and silly jokes; to chatter endless… | |
| 耍笔杆 | to craft facile prose; to play around with words | |
| 耍无赖 | to act shamelessly; to behave in a way that leaves others tut-tutting and shaking their he… | |
| 耍小聪明 | to get smart; to resort to petty tricks | |
| 耍宝 | to show off; to put on a show to amuse others | |
| 耍钱 | (coll.) to gamble | |
| 耍狮子 | to perform a lion dance | |
| 耍坛子 | to perform a jar juggling and balancing act | |
| 杂耍 | a sideshow; vaudeville; juggling | |
| 戏耍 | to amuse oneself; to play with; to tease |