游戏遊戲 yóuxì — game
yóuxì (second tone, rising)you2xi4
Traditional: 遊戲
game
HSK 3· HSK 1–4 (classic)nounMeasure word 个Measure word 种
Meanings
game
A game played for pleasure — children’s games, party games, computer games. Sport is not a 游戏 but 运动, and a match is 比赛; the line falls where the winning starts to matter.
noun
Example sentences
- 孩子们在公园玩游戏。孩子們在公園玩遊戲。Háizimen (second tone, rising) zài (fourth tone, falling) gōngyuán (first tone, high and level) wán (second tone, rising) yóuxì. (second tone, rising)···
The children are playing games in the park.
- 他非常喜欢玩电脑游戏。他非常喜歡玩電腦遊戲。Tā (first tone, high and level) fēicháng (first tone, high and level) xǐhuan (third tone, dipping) wán (second tone, rising) diànnǎo (fourth tone, falling) yóuxì. (second tone, rising)···
He loves playing computer games.
Common mistakes
Not quite我昨天游戏了两个小时。
Correct我昨天玩了两个小时游戏。
游戏 is a noun only; the verb that goes with it is 玩. Note where the duration sits — between the verb and its object, 玩了两个小时游戏, not after the object.