play

Pronunciation: [plei]

Average Rank: 427

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

n. 游戏, 游玩, 玩笑, 运动, 比赛, 赌博, 跳动, 表演, 剧本 v. 玩, 游戏, 假装, 开玩笑, 比赛, 扮演, 演奏, 演戏, 传摇曳, (使)跳动 [计] 播放

Detailed Explanations:
  • n. a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
  • n. a theatrical performance of a drama
  • n. a preset plan of action in team sports
  • n. a state in which action is feasible
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Oxford 3000
Difficulty: BASIC
Exam Tags: zk gk
Word Forms:
Present Participle: playing
Past: played
Past Participle: played
3rd Person: plays
Plural: plays

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#288

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 97.1% (Top 97.1% most frequent)
97.1%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#412

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 95.9% (Top 95.9% most frequent)
95.9%

Out of 10,000 words in the TV & Movie Scripts corpus

Project Gutenberg
#581

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 94.2% (Top 94.2% most frequent)
94.2%

Out of 10,000 words in the Project Gutenberg corpus

Insights

This word appears in 3 corpus/corpora, showing its usage across academic, conversational, and literary contexts.

Usage pattern: Most frequent in Wikipedia, making it particularly important for that context.

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