"goof around" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 胡鬧
• 閒混

Definition

花時間玩耍、胡鬧、不認真做事，而不是認真工作或專注。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常用於口語，表示不認真、嬉鬧的行為。常用於小孩或朋友間，也可指大人。意義輕鬆，多為玩笑，不是嚴厲批評。

Examples

The kids always goof around after lunch.

孩子們午飯後總是喜歡**胡鬧**。

Please stop goofing around and finish your homework.

請不要再**胡鬧**了，快把作業做完。

Sometimes we just want to goof around and have fun.

有時我們只想**胡鬧**和玩樂。

We were just goofing around in the park when it started to rain.

我們只是在公園裡**胡鬧**，這時開始下雨了。

Every Friday afternoon, people tend to goof around because the weekend is near.

每到週五下午，人們就喜歡**閒混**，因為週末快到了。

If you keep goofing around at work, you might get in trouble.

如果你工作時一直**胡鬧**，可能會有麻煩。