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(yóu xì) - game in Mandarin

yóu

Traditional: 遊戲

Line drawing of 游戏
Coloured illustration of 游戏
HSK 3
#691 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

game

Word origin

A compound of 游 (yóu, 'to roam, play') and 戏 (xì, 'play, drama'), meaning 'game'. 游 is built on the water radical 氵; the simplified 戏 derives from 戲, which includes 戈 (gē, 'dagger-axe').

Origin
compound
Root
游 (yóu, 'to roam, play'; with 氵water) + 戏 (xì, 'play'; from 戲, with 戈 weapon)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 游

Stroke order for 戏

Examples

The children are playing a game.

This game is fun.

I like computer games.

Children love playing computer games most.

guī

The rules of this game are very simple.

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This word is part of lesson 14.