April Fools' Day – Chinese Vocabulary

sì yuè yī rì de yú rén jié shì yí gè dà jiā hù xiāng kāi shàn yì wán xiào hé è zuò jù de yǒu qù jié rì.

April Fools' Day on April 1st is a fun holiday where people play good-natured jokes and pranks on each other.

měi nián sì yuè yī rì zhè yī tiān, wú lùn tīng dào shén me jīng rén de xiāo xī dōu dé liú gè xīn yǎn.

Every year on April 1st, no matter what shocking news you hear, you have to be cautious.

yǒu xiē xī fāng guó jiā yě bǎ yú rén jié qīn qiè dì chēng wéi yōu mò jié, zhǐ zài dài gěi rén men huān xiào.

Some Western countries also affectionately call April Fools' Day Humor Day, aiming to bring laughter to people.

jīn tiān bù guǎn nǐ shuō dé duō me huì shēng huì sè, wǒ yě bú huì qīng yì bèi nǐ piàn dào de.

Today, no matter how vividly and convincingly you tell the story, I won't be easily fooled by you.

tīng shuō wài xīng rén jiàng luò zài cāo chǎng shàng de huāng táng chuán wén, quán bān tóng xué dōu biǎo shì jiān jué bù xìn.

Hearing the absurd rumor that aliens had landed on the playground, the whole class expressed firm disbelief.

hǎo péng yǒu zhī jiān jiàn lì qǐ de shēn hòu xìn rèn ràng wǒ men wú lùn hé shí dōu xuǎn zé xiāng hù xiāng xìn.

The deep trust built between good friends leads us to choose to believe in each other no matter what.

chéng shí shì zuò rén zuì zhòng yào de pǐn gé, nǎ pà zài rì cháng xiǎo shì shàng yě jué bù yīng gāi qīng yì shuō huǎng.

Honesty is the most important quality of a person; one should never easily tell a lie, even in minor daily matters.

tā mǎn liǎn tōng hóng, zhī zhī wú wú de yàng zi yī yǎn jiù néng ràng rén kàn chū lái tā zhèng zài chě huǎng.

His blushing face and stammering manner made it immediately obvious at a glance that he was telling a lie.

píng shí ài dǎ huǎng de rén dào le jǐn yào guān tóu, wǎng wǎng jiù méi yǒu rén yuàn yì xiāng xìn tā de huà le.

People who usually love to tell fibs will often find that nobody is willing to believe them at critical moments.

tóng huà lǐ pǐ nuò cáo yí dàn sā huǎng, tā nà biāo zhì xìng de xiǎo mù bí zi jiù huì lì kè biàn zhǎng.

In the fairy tale, whenever Pinocchio tells a lie, his iconic wooden nose immediately grows longer.

wǒ xìn nǐ de rén pǐn hé zhuān yè néng lì, zhè ge zhòng yào xiàng mù jiāo gěi nǐ fù zé wǒ fēi cháng fàng xīn.

I believe in your character and professional ability; I feel completely at ease entrusting this important project to you.

xiǎo huǒ zi zài jù huì shàng yōu mò dì tiáo xì le jǐ jù lǎo péng yǒu, yǐn dé mǎn zhuō rén pěng fù dà xiào.

At the gathering, the young man humorously bantered with his old friend, causing everyone at the table to burst into laughter.

bié yǐ wéi wǒ yòu zài kāi wán xiào, wǒ shuō zhēn de, wǒ men bù mén míng tiān què shí yào fàng jià yī tiān.

Don't think I'm joking again; I'm serious, our department really has tomorrow off.

kàn nǐ yǎn shén shǎn shuò bù dìng de yàng zi, hái shì lǎo lǎo shí shí gēn wǒ men dà jiā shuō shí huà ba.

Seeing how evasive and shifting your eyes look, you had better honestly tell us the truth.

tīng shuō zhè jiā gōng sī xià gè yuè yào gěi quán tǐ yuán gōng pǔ diào xīn zī, dào dǐ shì zhēn de jiǎ de?

I heard that this company is raising salaries for all employees next month; is it actually true or fake?

nǐ de xīn tiào dé zhè me kuài, biǎo qíng wán quán chū mài le nǐ, nǐ fēn míng jiù zài shuō huǎng.

Your heart is beating so fast and your facial expression completely gave you away; you are clearly lying.

wǔ tái shàng huá jī kě ài de xiǎo chǒu tōng guò jīng zhàn de yǎ jù dòng zuò gěi quán chǎng guān zhòng dài lái liǎo wú shù huān lè.

On stage, the funny and lovely clown brought endless joy to the entire audience through superb pantomime movements.

yú rén jié zhè tiān dà jiā dōu yào bǎo chí jǐng tì, miǎn de yī bù liú shén jiù lún wèi shòu rén qǔ xiào de yú rén.

On April Fools' Day, everyone should stay alert lest a moment of carelessness turns them into a fool ridiculed by others.

tā wēn róu dì róu le róu dì di de tóu fà, xiào zhe mà tā shì gè kě ài dān chún de xiǎo shǎ guā.

She gently ruffled her younger brother's hair, playfully scolding him with a smile as a cute and naive little fool.

zhǐ yǒu shǎ zi cái huì qīng xìn wǎng shàng nà xiē tiān shàng diào xiàn bǐng, hào chēng yī yè bào fù de xū jiǎ huǎng yán.

Only fools would naively believe online lies about free windfalls and claiming overnight riches.

tā zhěng tiān pěng zhe gǔ jí shū běn fā dāi, bèi péng yǒu men xì chēng wéi liǎng ěr bù wén chuāng wài shì de shū dāi zi.

Holding ancient books and daydreaming all day, he was teasingly nicknamed by friends as a bookworm oblivious to the outside world.

zhè me qiǎn xiǎn yì dǒng de cāo zuò shuō míng zhǐ yào rèn zhēn dú yī biàn dōu néng míng bái, chú fēi shì bái chī.

Anyone can understand such simple and clear instructions after reading them carefully once, unless they are an idiot.

nǐ zhè ge dà bèn dàn, zěn me lián zhè me zhòng yào de kǎo shì rì qī dōu néng gěi jì cuò ne?

You big dummy, how could you misremember such an important exam date?

zǎo shàng gāng tà jìn bàn gōng shì de dà mén, tóng shì men jiù qí shēng xiàng zhǔ guǎn hǎn dào “ yú rén jié kuài lè ”。

Just as they stepped through the office door in the morning, colleagues shouted in unison to the supervisor, "Happy April Fools' Day!"

wǒ bǎ yī fèn bāo zhuāng chéng dà lǐ hé de kōng zhǐ xiāng dì gěi tā, wēi xiào zhe shuō “ zhù nǐ yú rén jié kuài lè ”。

Handing him an empty cardboard box wrapped like a giant gift box, I smiled and said, "Wish you a Happy April Fools' Day!"

zhè piān xīn wén tōng gào zài guān fāng wǎng zhàn shǒu yè dōu zhì dǐng fā bù le, wǒ piàn nǐ gàn má?

This news bulletin has been pinned to the homepage of the official website; why would I lie to you?

wǒ xiàng nǐ zhèng zhòng bǎo zhèng suǒ shuō de huà jù jù shǔ shí, yào shì piàn nǐ wǒ shì xiǎo gǒu!

I solemnly guarantee that every word I said is true; if I'm lying to you, I'm a dog!

shì qíng de zhēn shí jīng guò wǒ yǐ jīng yì wǔ yì shí quán gào sù nǐ le, zhì yú xìn bù xìn yóu nǐ.

I have told you the whole truth of what happened from beginning to end; as for whether you believe it or not, it's up to you.

shì qíng gēn běn bù xiàng nǐ miáo shù de nà yàng kuā zhāng lí pǔ, nǐ wán quán shì zài xiā shuō.

Things are not nearly as exaggerated or absurd as you described; you are completely talking nonsense.

nǐ zuó tiān míng míng xiàng wǒ bǎo zhèng guò yào zhǔn shí fù yuē de, jié guǒ gēn běn méi lái, nǐ piàn rén!

You clearly promised me yesterday that you would show up on time, but you didn't come at all—you're a liar!

duō cì lì yòng bié rén de tóng qíng xīn suǒ qǔ qián cái de rén, běn zhì shàng jiù shì yí gè kě wù de piàn zi.

A person who repeatedly exploits others' sympathy to demand money is essentially a despicable scammer.

nǐ biān zào chū zhè zhǒng lòu dòng bǎi chū de huāng táng jiè kǒu, bié shuō lǎo shī le, jiù lián xiǎo guǐ cái xìn ne!

You made up such an absurd excuse full of holes; let alone the teacher, not even a ghost would believe it!

nà ge zhòng jiǎng duǎn xìn qí shí shì diǎn xíng de diàn xìn wǎng luò zhà piàn, nǐ xiǎn rán yǐ jīng chè dǐ bèi piàn le.

That prize-winning text message is actually a typical telecom scam; you have obviously been completely conned.

kàn dào hé zi lǐ tiào chū lái de zhěng gǔ tán huáng wán jù, dà jiā xiào zhe qí shēng hǎn dào “ nǐ shàng dàng le ”。

Seeing the prank spring toy pop out of the box, everyone laughed and shouted in unison, "You fell for it!"

dà jiā de yǎn jīng dōu shì xuě liàng de, wǒ fèng quàn nǐ zuì hǎo guī guī jǔ jǔ bàn shì, qiān wàn bié shuǎ huā zhāo.

Everyone's eyes are sharp; I advise you to act properly and follow the rules, and definitely don't play any tricks.