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Character · Verb · AdjectiveTraditional嬉

play; frolic; rejoice

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

verb

to play; to frolic; to sport

Often used in compounds such as 嬉戏 (to play) and 嬉闹 (to frolic).

Hái孩
zi子
men们
zài在
gōng公
yuán园
lǐ里
xī嬉
xì戏
 。

The children are playing in the park.

Hóu猴
zi子
men们
zài在
shù树
shàng上
xī嬉
nào闹
 。

The monkeys are frolicking in the trees.

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Tā她
xī嬉
xiào笑
nù怒
mà骂
 ，
jiē皆
chéng成
wén文
zhāng章
 。

Whether joking, laughing, angry, or scolding, everything she says becomes literature.

2.

adjective

joyful; happy; delighted

literary

Literary usage, often found in classical texts.

Zhòng众
rén人
jiē皆
xī嬉
 。

Everyone was joyful.

Xī嬉
yóu游
zì自
zú足
 。

To be content with joyful excursions.