Definition
寻开心 is a colloquial separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to make fun of' or 'to tease'. It often appears in the pattern 拿/找 + person + 寻开心 (e.g., 拿他寻开心 'make fun of him'), or the syllables can split with a possessive modifier: 寻他的开心 ('make fun of him'). The second, less common sense is simply 'to have fun' or 'to amuse oneself', used without an object.
v.o.
to make fun ofto tease (someone)to have funto amuse oneself
Examples
- 寻开心，。Bié ná wǒ xún kāi xīn le, wǒ dōu bù hǎoyìsi le.Stop making fun of me — I'm getting embarrassed.
- ，。Tā zǒng xǐhuan xún biérén de kāixīn, dàjiā dōu yǒudiǎn fán tā.He always likes to make fun of others, and everyone is a bit annoyed with him.
- OK，寻开心。Zhōumò wǒmen jǐ ge péngyou yìqǐ qù chàng kǎlā OK, chúncuì shì xún kāi xīn.A few friends and I went to sing karaoke on the weekend, just for fun.
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