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The character 玩儿 is formed by taking the base character 玩 (wán), which means "to play" or "to have fun", and appending the colloquial suffix 儿 (ér) in a merged, single-unit written form. This 儿 suffix is not pronounced separately but is fused into the pronunciation of the previous syllable, changing it to "wánr", a common feature in Northern Mandarin, particularly the Beijing dialect, that adds a casual, relaxed, or diminutive nuance to the word. In writing, the two components are combined into one cohesive character to visually represent this fused spoken form.

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我们在外面玩儿

Wǒmen zài wàimiàn wánr.

We are playing outside.

周末我们一起去玩儿

Zhōumò wǒmen yīqǐ qù wánr.

We go to play together on weekends.

他经常和朋友玩儿游戏。

Tā jīngcháng hé péngyou wánr yóuxì.

He often plays games with friends.

如果天气好,我们就去公园玩儿

Rúguǒ tiānqì hǎo, wǒmen jiù qù gōngyuán wánr.

If the weather is good, we will go to the park to play.

尽管工作很忙,他仍然抽时间陪孩子玩儿

Jǐnguǎn gōngzuò hěn máng, tā réngrán chōu shíjiān péi háizi wánr.

Although work is busy, he still makes time to play with his children.

Word Definition - 玩儿

wán r to play; to have fun; to hang out

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