Definition
儿戏 literally means 'children's play' but is used figuratively to describe something treated as trivial or insignificant. As a noun, it often appears in the pattern '把…当儿戏' (treat … as child's play) to criticize someone for not taking a serious matter seriously. It carries a tone of reproach.
n.
trifling mattertrivial affair (figurative)
Examples
- 儿戏，。Zhè jiàn shì kě bú shì ér hū, nǐ yào rènzhēn duìdài.This matter is not child's play; you must take it seriously.
- ，。Tā bǎ tóuzī dàng ér hū, zuìhòu kuī le hěn duō qián.He treated investment as child's play and ended up losing a lot of money.
- ，儿戏。Lǐngdǎo jǐnggào dàjiā, ānquán gōngzuò bù néng shì wéi ér hū.The leader warned everyone that safety work cannot be regarded as trivial.
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