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HSK
7-9

mess around

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

shua3 shuǎ

Meaning


Primary

mess around

Alternatives

messing around

Mnemonic


[shu-] Sherlock Holmes is in the [3] basement of the [-a] auditorium where he is using a 而 comb to fix his hair while thinking about a case he is on. A 女 woman pops out from behind one of the stored stage props and starts 耍 messing around, making a ruckus. She pushes one prop over that hits Sherlock in the head, breaking his 而 comb and messing up his hair. Sherlock, angry, yells at the 女 woman to stop 耍 messing around.