闹着玩 (nào zhāo) — to play around, to joke; to do something for fun (not seriously)
Definition
A colloquial expression meaning 'to joke around / not be serious.' Often used to downplay one's own action or to tell someone to stop fooling around.
verb
to play aroundto joketo do something for fun (not seriously)
Examples
- 闹着玩，。Bié nào zhāo le, wǒ men yào rèn zhēn gōng zuò.Don't joke around, we need to work seriously.
- 闹着玩，。Wǒ zhǐ shì nào zhāo, nǐ bié shēng qì.I was just joking, don't be angry.
- 闹着玩。Tā nào zhāo shì de jiù bǎ wèn tí jiě jué le.He solved the problem as if he was just playing around.
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