🇬🇧🇨🇳 playful - 好玩的 : English Lesson

Meaning of "playful" ("好玩的"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

If someone or something is playful, they like to have fun, make jokes, and do silly, happy things instead of being serious all the time.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

Our playful teacher wrote the math problem as, “If you eat 47 pizzas, how many naps do you need?”

Our playful cat sat on my homework, then gave me the “What? I’m helping” face.

The playful baby kept throwing her toys on the floor just to watch adults do the “pick-up dance” over and over.

Our playful dog stole my sock and ran around the house like it was a trophy from the Sock Olympics.

Dolphins are known to be very playful, and scientists have seen them play games with bubbles, seaweed—and sometimes even ride waves just for fun.

A boy tossed a bright ball; a playful dog leapt, playful paws skidding, playful bark answering. The boy wore a playful grin and hid behind a bench; the dog found him with a playful nudge, then rolled in the grass. They lay panting, playful and content, sunlight warm, and both smiled as the game ended.

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This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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