▎V 著玩, V zhe wán, do something just for fun

 

Function This pattern presents a casual undertaking of something, not for any serious purposes.

1 有的事說著玩就好，不要太認真。

Yǒu de shì shuōzhe wán jiù hǎo, bú yào tài rènzhēn.

Some things are best spoken of in jest, not to be taken seriously.

2 我上線聊天只是聊著玩的，不會約網友出來玩的。

Wǒ shàngxiàn liáotiān zhǐshì liáozhe wán de, bú huì yuē wǎngyǒu chūlái wán de.

I chat online just for fun, but I never make arrangments to meet.

3 叔叔說他這次出來選舉是認真的，不是選著玩的。

Shúshu shuō tā zhè cì chūlái xuǎnjǔ shì rènzhēn de, búshì xuǎnzhe wán de.

My uncle is not kidding around. He said this time he is really running for office.

4 A：你家裡有很多台灣歷史的書，你對台灣歷史有興趣嗎?

Nǐ jiālǐ yǒu hěn duō Táiwān lìshǐ de shū, nǐ duì Táiwān lìshǐ yǒu xìngqù ma?

There are many books on Taiwan history in your house. Does Taiwan’s history interest you?

B：也不是特別有興趣，就看著玩。

Yě búshì tèbié yǒu xìngqù, jiù kànzhe wán.

Not particularly. I’m just reading for the fun of it.

5 A：你書法寫得那麼好，簡直可以去比賽了。

Nǐ shūfǎ xiě dé nàme hǎo, jiǎnzhí kěyǐ qù bǐsài le.

Your calligraphy is amazing. You should enter a contest.

B：我只是寫著玩的，沒辦法參加比賽。

Wǒ zhǐshì xiězhe wán de, méi bànfǎ cānjiā bǐsài.

I just do it for fun. I’m not competition material.