perform magic tricks; play tricks
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to perform magic tricks; to do conjuring
neutralRefers to the traditional Chinese art of street or stage magic.
Chūn春
jié节
qī期
jiān间
，
miào庙
huì会
shàng上
yǒu有
rén人
biàn变
xì戏
fǎ法
。
During the Spring Festival, there are people performing magic tricks at the temple fair.
Nà那
wèi位
mó魔
shù术
shī师
biàn变
xì戏
fǎ法
biàn变
de得
chū出
shén神
rù入
huà化
。
That magician performs magic tricks with incredible skill.
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Wǒ我
men们
xiǎo小
shí时
hou候
dōu都
ài爱
kàn看
jiē街
tóu头
yì艺
rén人
biàn变
xì戏
fǎ法
。
When we were kids, we all loved to watch street performers do magic.
verb
to play tricks; to engage in deception
informalUsed metaphorically to describe someone using clever, often dishonest, methods to deceive others.
Nǐ你
jiù就
bié别
gēn跟
wǒ我
biàn变
xì戏
fǎ法
le了
，
yǒu有
shén什
me么
xiǎng想
fǎ法
zhí直
shuō说
ba吧
。
Stop playing tricks on me, just say what you think directly.
Yǒu有
xiē些
shāng商
jiā家
zài在
guǎng广
gào告
lǐ里
biàn变
xì戏
fǎ法
，
wù误
dǎo导
xiāo消
fèi费
zhě者
。
Some merchants play tricks in their advertisements to mislead consumers.
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Tā他
zài在
zhàng账
mù目
shàng上
biàn变
xì戏
fǎ法
，
xiǎng想
yǎn掩
gài盖
kuī亏
sǔn损
。
He's playing tricks with the accounts to hide the losses.