· 5 lists · 201 words
Free time, sport and entertainment
Hobbies, games, films, matches and the results.
What holds these lists together
English "play" splits into several Chinese verbs, and the choice follows the body. A ball struck with the hand or a racket takes 打 — 打篮球, 打网球 — while football is kicked, 踢足球. An instrument played with the fingers takes 弹, one played with a bow 拉, to pull: 弹钢琴, 拉小提琴. 玩儿 covers a child playing and an adult having a good time, and also a visit for pleasure: 去北京玩儿 is a trip, not a game. Results are 赢 and 输, win and lose, and a score is read with the word for comparing: 三比二, three to two. The lists run from hobbies and days off to tournaments, records and the people who watch them.
The five lists
Spread across the levels
The category runs across the levels — it is an area, not a difficulty. If you practise it, you can also choose a level at the top of the practice page and then get only the part that sits there.
| Level | Words | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 46 | 23 % |
| 3 | 75 | 37 % |
| 4 | 47 | 23 % |
| 5 | 33 | 16 % |
Practise this category
Multiple choice and gaps, across all five lists and all 201 words. Whatever you get wrong comes back tomorrow.