How to say “fun” in Chinese
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“Fun” in Chinese is 好玩儿, hǎo wán r: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
好玩儿 is read hǎo wán r: 3 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
女 “woman” and 子 “child” side by side: “good”.
On the left, 王 “jade”: turning a precious trinket over in your hands.
At the end of a word it turns into an “r” sound: 一点儿.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “好玩儿”.
More words from the lesson “So much fun!”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “fun” in Chinese?
“Fun” in Chinese is 好玩儿, pinyin hǎowánr.
What does 好玩儿 mean?
好玩儿 (hǎowánr) means “fun”.
How do you write 好玩儿?
好玩儿 is 3 characters: 好 (hǎo) — good, well; 玩 (wán) — play; 儿 (ér) — child, son. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 好玩儿?
好玩儿 is read hǎowánr. Tones: hǎo — third tone, wán — second tone, r — neutral tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“fun” in the lesson “So much fun!”
This word is from the topic “Study, work and free time” of HSK 1. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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