"play a joke on" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 惡作劇（某人）
• 捉弄（某人）

Definition

用輕鬆幽默的方式惡作劇或捉弄某人，通常是為了讓別人開心或發笑。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於非正式、朋友之間，屬善意玩笑。也可說「對某人開玩笑」。使用時注意玩笑尺度，避免造成誤會或不適。

Examples

They played a joke on their teacher by hiding his chalk.

他們通過藏粉筆**惡作劇了**老師。

It's not nice to play a joke on someone who is upset.

對心情不好的人**開玩笑**是不好的。

My friends love to play jokes on me during my birthday.

我的朋友們喜歡在我生日時**捉弄我**。

Did you really play a joke on your boss? That’s bold!

你真的**捉弄了**你的老闆嗎？太大膽了！

Someone played a joke on me—I found my shoes filled with confetti!

有人**惡作劇了**我——我發現鞋子裡全是五彩紙屑！

We wanted to play a joke on Tom, but he found out our plan.

我們想**捉弄**湯姆，但他發現了我們的計劃。