play tricks on; fool; tease
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to play a trick on someone; to fool someone; to tease someone
informalOften implies deliberately deceiving or mocking someone for amusement. Commonly used in informal spoken contexts.
Nǐ你
bié别
shuǎ耍
rén人
le了
，
wǒ我
zhī知
dào道
nǐ你
zài在
kāi开
wán玩
xiào笑
。
Stop playing tricks on me; I know you're just joking.
Tā他
zǒng总
shì是
xǐ喜
huan欢
shuǎ耍
rén人
，
dà大
jiā家
dōu都
bù不
xiāng相
xìn信
tā他
le了
。
He always likes to fool people, so nobody believes him anymore.
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Yú愚
rén人
jié节
nà那
tiān天
，
péng朋
you友
men们
hù互
xiāng相
shuǎ耍
rén人
。
On April Fool's Day, friends play tricks on each other.
Zhè这
bù不
shì是
zhēn真
de的
，
nǐ你
shuǎ耍
wǒ我
de的
ba吧
？
This isn't real; you're playing me, right?