fool around; mess about; act senselessly
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to fool around; to mess about; to act without reason or purpose
informalUsually implies wasting time or causing trouble without achieving anything useful. Often used in informal contexts to criticize unproductive behavior.
Bié别
zài在
chú厨
fáng房
lǐ里
xiā瞎
nào闹
，
xiǎo小
xīn心
dǎ打
suì碎
pán盘
zi子
。
Don't mess around in the kitchen; be careful not to break the plates.
Tā他
men们
zhěng整
tiān天
xiā瞎
nào闹
，
shén什
me么
zhèng正
shì事
yě也
méi没
gàn干
。
They fooled around all day and didn't get any real work done.
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Zhè这
bù不
shì是
xiā瞎
nào闹
de的
shí时
hou候
，
dà大
jiā家
yán严
sù肃
diǎn点
。
This isn't the time for horseplay; everyone please be serious.