How to say “have fun” in Chinese

游玩
yóuwán

have fun, go sightseeing

verb · HSK 4 · topic “Travel and vacations”

“Have fun” in Chinese is 游玩, yóu wán: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.

How to pronounce it

游玩 is read yóu wán: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

yóu — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”
wán — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”

How to write it

游
yóu — swim; wander

On the left, 氵 “water”.

玩
wán — play

On the left, 王 “jade”: turning a precious trinket over in your hands.

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 “游玩”.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “have fun” in Chinese?

“Have fun” in Chinese is 游玩, pinyin yóuwán.

What does 游玩 mean?

游玩 (yóuwán) means “have fun, go sightseeing”.

How do you write 游玩?

游玩 is 2 characters: 游 (yóu) — swim; wander; 玩 (wán) — play. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 游玩?

游玩 is read yóuwán. Tones: yóu — second tone, wán — second tone. The page has an audio recording.

“have fun” in the lesson “Worth the trip”

This word is from the topic “Travel and vacations” of HSK 4. 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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