Let's See How Many Words Mean 'to play' in Chinese

There're lots of words mean " to play " in Chinese? 

Let's see how many words mean " to paly " in Chinese?

玩 wán

我每天都和他在公园里玩。

Wǒ měi tiān dōu hé tā zài gōng yuán lǐ wán. 

 I play with him every day in the park. 

打dǎ

你要和我们一起打篮球吗？

Nǐ yào hé wǒ men yì qǐ dǎ lán qiú ma ？

Will you play basketball with us？

打(dǎ) also for 

01

网球 wǎng qiú

tennis

02

羽毛球 yǔ máo qiú

badminton

踢 tī

我每个周末都和朋友们踢足球。

Wǒ měi gè zhōu mò dōu hé péng you men tī zú qiú

I play football with my friends every weekend. 

踢（tī）also for

 毽子 jiàn zi 

shuttlecock

弹 tán

你弹了多长时间的钢琴了？

Nǐ tán le duō cháng shí jiān de gāng qín le？

How long have you played the piano?

弹(tán) also for 

吉他 jí tā 

guitar

拉 lā

我六岁就开始拉小提琴

Wǒ liù suì jiù kāi shǐ lā xiǎo tí qín.

I started to play the violin at the age of six.

拉 (lā) also for

01

大提琴 dà tí qín 

cello

02

二胡 èr hú

 erhu

下xià

我经常和我的爸爸下棋。

Wǒ jīng cháng hé wǒ de bà ba xià qí 。

I usually play chess with my father.

放 fàng

请把他们的新唱片放给我听一下吧。

Qǐng bǎ tā men de xīn chàng piàn fàng gěi wǒ tīng yí xià.

Play their new CD for me, please. 

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