"yank your chain" in Chinese (Simplified)

开玩笑 (非正式)捉弄 (非正式)

Definition

用开玩笑或调侃的方式捉弄某人，让对方相信某件不是真的事。

非常口语、非正式，只限朋友间开玩笑时用。常说 'I'm just yanking your chain.' 不适用于正式场合。类似于 '开玩笑' 或 '耍你'。

I was just yanking your chain. Don't be upset!

我只是**开你玩笑**，别生气！

Are you yanking my chain, or is this real?

你是在**开我玩笑**，还是这是真的？

He likes to yank your chain about everything.

他喜欢对什么都**开你玩笑**。

Relax, I'm just yanking your chain about the surprise party.

放松，我只是**逗你玩**，关于惊喜派对的事。

You can't believe anything she says—she's always yanking people's chains.

她说的话你都不能信——她总是**逗别人玩**。

At first I thought he was serious, but he was just yanking my chain.

一开始我以为他是认真的，结果他只是在**开我玩笑**。