"pull your leg" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 开玩笑（骗人）

Definition

开玩笑地让某人相信不是真的事情，通常是朋友间的玩笑。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

属非正式表达，常见于朋友间打趣。常用“Are you pulling my leg?”意为“你在开我玩笑吗？”，不适合正式或严肃场合。

Examples

Are you pulling my leg or is this true?

你是**开玩笑**的还是说真的？

He likes to pull your leg about silly things.

他喜欢在小事上**开你的玩笑**。

Don't be upset, I was just pulling your leg.

别生气，我只是**开你玩笑**。

You really believed that? Wow, I was totally pulling your leg!

你真的信了？哈哈，我完全是在**开你玩笑**！

Relax, he's just pulling your leg again—don't take it seriously.

别紧张，他又在**开你玩笑**了——别当真。

If I tell you I won the lottery, I’m just pulling your leg.

如果我告诉你我中了大奖，那我就是在**开你玩笑**。