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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

In a sentence

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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