to dally or flirt with; to treat someone or their feelings as a toy for one's own amusement

to make clear; to fully understand; to gain a clear idea of

to deceive, dupe, or play tricks on someone

to tease; to make fun of; to play a trick on someone to make them feel embarrassed

To deceive or hoodwink someone; to kid around or tease.

To move something back and forth, play with it, or tinker with it; to operate or repair manually.

to clarify; to get a full understanding of something; to find out the truth

to play tricks on, tease, or deride someone for amusement; to make a fool of others

to employ trickery; to use deception or fake appearances to deceive others

to deride or poke fun at someone in a teasing or cruel way

To deliberately display one's talents, abilities, or possessions to others; to parade or make a display of.

To handle something properly; to get something fixed or ready.

lanes and alleys; a neighborhood or residential district, especially a traditional Shanghai residential form (lilong) characterized by lane houses combining Western and Chinese elements

to kill; to put to death; to cause someone's death

to make something dirty; to soil, stain, or smear

to make a mistake; to err or miscalculate; to misunderstand something

to tease; to make fun of; to play tricks on; to make a fool of

(dialect) a lane or narrow alleyway, especially associated with residential neighborhoods in Shanghai and surrounding areas

To ruin, spoil, or cause something to break down; to bungle or make a mess of a task.

to move back and forth with one's fingers, a foot, or a tool; to play with or strum

to cause someone to wake up; to rouse someone from sleep

to try to be clever and end up making things worse; to overreach oneself and fail; to end up with egg on one's face

To play with, fiddle with, or dally with

Unable to understand, clarify, or figure something out; colloquial.

to be deliberately mystifying; to make something look unnecessarily complicated or fantastical in order to confuse people; to play tricks to mislead others

to cause something to become wet; to dampen

to make eyes at someone or give hints by winking and twitching one's eyebrows, often in a playful or improper way

to get a good grasp of; to understand something thoroughly

a swimmer who plays in the waves; a person who pilots a boat through rough waters

To play the part of a ghost or deity; to pretend to go into a trance or be in contact with spirits in order to deceive or scare others

(idiom) to act coquettishly or show off one's charm to attract attention; used to describe a person who is being flirtatious or artificial in their mannerisms

to mess up; to cause to become disordered; to meddle with or confuse

to incite a quarrel or cause conflict between people by telling tales or spreading gossip behind their backs

to tease, coax, or play with a child or animal

To swim, surf, or play in the tide; specifically refers to the traditional sport of riding the tidal bore in the Qiantang River.

to fondle, caress, or stroke something gently with one's hands

to provoke discord by spreading rumors or gossip

(idiom) to display one's slight skill before an expert; to be overconfident in showing off one's ability in the presence of a master. Literally means swinging an ax at the gate of [[鲁班|魯班|lu3 ban1]], the legendary master carpenter.

to obtain or raise money, often implying the use of connections or clever methods

To play with politics or abuse one's power and authority.

to look after or tend with care, especially crops, gardens, livestock, or pets

to move something about with one's hands; to play with or repeatedly adjust a physical object

To show off or show off one's literary skills by playing with language or flowery writing; also refers to word-mongering.

to bring to a deadlock; to result in a stalemate

pretense or make-believe that turns into reality; to do something as a joke or a fake that unexpectedly becomes a real situation

to play with; to fiddle with

To move or fiddle with objects with one's hands

to play tricks; to hatch plots or engage in underhanded schemes

to show off one's charms to attract attention; to behave in a provocative or coquettish manner; often used to describe women acting in a flirtatious or loose way