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恶作剧

è zuò jù · e zuo ju

Traditional 惡作劇

Meaning

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  1. practical joke
  2. prank
  3. to play a practical joke
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An April Fools prank

  1. Dengdeng

    今天(jīntiān)是(shì)愚人节(yúrénjié)，我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)做(zuò)个(gè)恶作剧(èzuòjù)。

    Today is April Fools' Day. I want to play a prank.

  2. Liangliang

    什么(shénme)恶作剧(èzuòjù)？

    What kind of prank?

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)把(bǎ)你(nǐ)桌上(zhuōshàng)的(de)橡皮(xiàngpí)，换成(huànchéng)了(le)一块(yīkuài)小(xiǎo)饼干(bǐnggān)。

    I swapped the eraser on your desk for a small biscuit.

  4. Liangliang

    哈哈(hāhā)，这个(zhège)恶作剧(èzuòjù)不错(bùcuò)，不过(bùguò)饼干(bǐnggān)很(hěn)好吃(hǎochī)。

    Haha, a good prank, but the biscuit is tasty.

  5. Dengdeng

    什么(shénme)？你(nǐ)把(bǎ)它(tā)吃(chī)了(le)？

    What? You ate it?

  6. Liangliang

    对啊(duìa)，谢谢(xièxie)你(nǐ)的(de)恶作剧(èzuòjù)！

    Yes. Thanks for the prank!

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2 examples
01

别(bié)拿(ná)去(qù)恶(è)作(zuò)剧(jù)对(duì)吧(ba)？

So don't use this for pranking, right?

Tatoeba: Chinese by fengli · English by Aphima · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

今(jīn)天(tiān)虽(suī)然(rán)是(shì)愚(yú)人(rén)节(jié)，但(dàn)你(nǐ)的(de)恶(è)作(zuò)剧(jù)太(tài)过(guò)分(fèn)了(le)。说(shuō)真(zhēn)的(de)，我(wǒ)挺(tǐng)生(shēng)气(qì)的(de)！

Today may be April Fool's Day, but your prank went overboard. Seriously, I'm pretty angry!

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by FeuDRenais2 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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