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耍 shuǎ

to play with; to juggle

Strokes
9
Level
HSK 6
Radical
而
Type
Ideograph
Made of 而女 ⿱而女

Memory hint: A woman 女 wearing a beard 而 for disguise

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  1. 他喜欢耍花招。
    Tā xǐhuan shuǎ huāzhāo.
    He likes to play tricks.
    he like play trick
  2. 你是不是又在耍我？
    Nǐ shìbushì yòu zài shuǎ wǒ?
    Are you messing with me again?
    you is-not-is again at play-tricks-on me
  3. 别再耍小聪明了，老老实实做事吧。
    Bié zài shuǎ xiǎocōngming le, lǎolǎoshíshí zuòshì ba.
    Stop being clever with tricks, just do things honestly.
    don't again play little-cleverness (particle), honestly do-thing (particle)
  4. 他这次没有耍花招，很诚实。
    Tā zhè cì méiyǒu shuǎ huāzhāo, hěn chéngshí.
    This time he didn't play any tricks, he was very honest.
    he this time not-have play trick, very honest
  5. 小时候，他常常跟朋友们耍杂技逗大家笑。
    Xiǎoshíhou, tā chángcháng gēn péngyoumen shuǎ zájì dòu dàjiā xiào.
    When he was little, he often did acrobatic tricks with friends to make everyone laugh.
    childhood, he often with friends play acrobatics amuse everyone laugh

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