risk one's life recklessly; act daredevil
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to risk one's life recklessly; to act regardless of danger (often used humorously or to exaggerate)
informalColloquial expression (口语) indicating reckless behavior done with bravado, desperation, or humor. The particle 儿 (erhua) merges phonetically with 玩 (wán), written as wánr, but orthographically 玩 and 儿 are separate characters. Often used to warn someone or to describe working/striving extremely hard.
Nǐ你
kāi开
zhè这
me么
kuài快
，
jiǎn简
zhí直
shì是
zài在
wán玩
r儿
mìng命
！
You're driving so fast, you're practically risking your life!
Wèi为
le了
gǎn赶
gōng工
qī期
，
tā他
zhè这
jǐ几
tiān天
tiān天
tiān天
jiā加
bān班
dào到
bàn半
yè夜
，
jiǎn简
zhí直
shì是
zài在
wán玩
r儿
mìng命
。
To meet the project deadline, he's been working overtime until midnight every day lately, practically risking his life.
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Bié别
wán玩
r儿
mìng命
le了
，
xiū休
xi息
yí一
huìr会
ba儿
shēn吧
，
tǐ身
yào体
jǐn要
紧
。
Stop risking your life and take a break—your health is more important.
Nà那
xiē些
tè特
jì技
yǎn演
yuán员
zhēn真
shì是
ná拿
mìng命
zài在
wán玩
r儿
mìng命
。
（
kuā夸
zhāng张
//
yōu幽
mò默
shuō说
fǎ法
）
Those stunt actors are really risking their lives with their lives. (exaggerated/humorous expression)