游戏
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 3
游戏 (yóuxì) · game
游戏 (yóuxì) means “game”. It is written with 2 characters: 游 (to tour) + 戏 (play). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 游戏 is built
The characters
游 yóu · to tour
What 游 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 斿yóu — to swim
- 方fāng — square
- 亠tóu — lid
- 子zǐ — child
- 了liǎo / le — finish
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 方fāng — square
Origin hint: To swim freely 斿 through the seas 氵 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
戏 xì · play
What 戏 is made of
- 又yòu — and
- 戈gē — spear
Origin hint: A hand 又 doing tricks with a spear 戈 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
孩子们在玩游戏。Háizimen zài wán yóuxì.The children are playing a game.
这个游戏好玩吗？Zhège yóuxì hǎowán ma?Is this game fun?
Questions about 游戏
What does 游戏 mean?
游戏 (yóuxì) means “game”.
How do you pronounce 游戏?
游戏 is pronounced yóuxì.
Which HSK level is 游戏?
游戏 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 3.
Related words
- 旅游lǚyóuto travel
- 游客yóukètourist
- 游泳yóuyǒngto swim
- 导游dǎoyóutour guide
- 游览yóulǎnto go sightseeing
- 上游shàngyóuupper reaches of a river
- 游玩yóuwánto go sightseeing
- 游yóuto tour
- 戏剧xìjùdrama
Learn 游戏 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 76: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.