"roughhousing" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 打鬧
• 嬉鬧

Definition

以身體接觸和精力充沛的方式玩耍，有時很吵，常常是假裝打架但並不想傷害對方。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多指兒童或親密朋友之間的生動打鬧，屬於口語用法，常建議不要在室內打鬧。強調無傷害意圖，但有時會太過激烈。

Examples

The kids were roughhousing in the living room.

孩子們在客廳裡**打鬧**。

No roughhousing at the dinner table!

喫飯時不要**打鬧**！

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

只要沒人受傷，一點點**打鬧**沒關係。

They were just roughhousing, not actually fighting.

他們只是在**打鬧**，不是在真的打架。

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

我們叫男孩們別再**打鬧**，以免有人受傷。

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

有些父母允許適度的**打鬧**，因為這有助於孩子消耗精力。