Definition
闹着玩 is a colloquial verb phrase meaning 'to play around, to joke, or to do something for fun'. It often implies that the action is not serious. You can use it to tell someone not to joke around (别闹着玩) or to describe doing something casually (我只是闹着玩).
v
to play aroundto joketo do something for fun (not seriously)
Examples
- 闹着玩，。Bié nào zhāo le, wǒmen yào rènzhēn gōngzuò.Don't joke around, we need to work seriously.
- 闹着玩，。Wǒ zhǐ shì nào zhāo, nǐ bié shēngqì.I was just joking, don't be angry.
- 闹着玩。Tā nào zhāo shì de jiù bǎ wèntí jiějué le.He solved the problem as if he was just playing around.
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