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耍 (saa2) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

耍 (saa2, shuǎ) — (verb) (disapproval) To play and fool someone around; to play with; to wield; to act (cool etc); to display (a skill, one's temper etc); frolic; to amuse; to show off; to gamble; to make a gesture; to exhibit; to fool with; to trick; to play for pastime

Classifier

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 耍功夫 (saa2 gung1 fu1) — to play Kung Fu
• 耍太極 (saa2 taai3 gik6) — the slang for the act of pushing things around in order to avoid responsibility…
• 耍家 (saa2 gaa1) — very skillful
• 耍手擰頭 (saa2 sau2 ning6 tau4) — waving of hand and shaking of head sideways as a gesture for "no" (spoken)
• 耍手 (saa2 sau2) — waving of hand as a gesture for "no" (spoken)
• 耍把戲 (saa2 baa2 hei3) — to play tricks

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