"kid about" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 开玩笑（关于）

Definition

开玩笑地谈论某事，不是认真地说。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

非正式、友好的表达，常用于轻松气氛或开玩笑，后面通常接话题（如“开玩笑考试成绩”）。不要和 'kid' 表示“孩子”混淆。

Examples

He likes to kid about his messy room.

他喜欢**开玩笑地说**他的房间很乱。

Don't kid about things like that.

不要**开玩笑**这种事情。

Are you kidding about moving to another country?

你是**在开玩笑说**要搬到别的国家吗？

She always kids about eating too much dessert, but we know she loves cake.

她总是**开玩笑说**自己吃了太多甜点，但其实我们都知道她很爱蛋糕。

I wasn't kidding about quitting my job—I'm actually serious.

我不是**开玩笑说**要辞职——我是认真的。

We all kid about getting rich, but deep down, who wouldn't want it?

我们都**开玩笑说**要发财，其实谁不想呢？