"roughhousing" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 打闹
• 嬉闹

Definition

以身体接触和精力充沛的方式玩耍，有时很吵，常常是假装打架但并不想伤害对方。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

通常指儿童或亲密朋友之间的活泼打闹，偏口语，不提倡在室内。强调不是有意伤人，但有时可能太激烈。

Examples

The kids were roughhousing in the living room.

孩子们在客厅里**打闹**。

No roughhousing at the dinner table!

吃饭时不要**打闹**！

Some light roughhousing is okay as long as no one gets hurt.

只要没人受伤，一点点**打闹**没关系。

They were just roughhousing, not actually fighting.

他们只是在**打闹**，不是在真的打架。

We told the boys to stop roughhousing before someone got hurt.

我们让男孩们别再**打闹**，以免有人受伤。

Some parents allow a little roughhousing because it helps kids burn off energy.

有些父母允许适当的**打闹**，因为这有助于孩子消耗精力。