# 闹着玩儿 (nàozhewánr)

In Mandarin Chinese, 闹着玩儿 (nàozhewánr) means “to joke around; to kid; not serious”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to joke around; to kid; not serious
- Pinyin: nàozhewánr (nao4 zhe5 wan2 r5)
- Traditional: 鬧著玩兒
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 别生气，我跟你闹着玩儿呢。
  Bié shēngqì, wǒ gēn nǐ nàozhewánr ne.
  Do not be angry, I am just joking around with you.

## Characters

- [闹](https://hanziro.com/word/nao-noisy/) (nào): noisy; to make noise
- [着](https://hanziro.com/word/zhe-ongoing-action/) (zhe): (particle) ongoing action
- [玩](https://hanziro.com/word/wan-play/) (wán): to play; to have fun
- 儿 (ér): child; son

https://hanziro.com/word/nao-zhe-wanr-joke-around/

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