玩得开心
wán de kāixīn
In Chinese, 'enjoy your time' can be translated as 玩得开心 (wán de kāixīn).
玩得开心 is used to wish someone a fun and pleasant experience, most commonly when they are going out for leisure activities like traveling, attending a party or hanging out with friends. While the English phrase 'enjoy your time' can apply to any activity, 玩得开心 specifically implies 'playing' or 'having fun' through leisure.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase literally translates to 'play [to a degree of] happiness'.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Cantonese, you can use 祝你玩得盡興 to say 'enjoy your time'.
How does it change in a sentence?
The character 得 (de) is a structural particle used here to link the verb 玩 (wán, to play) with the complement 开心 (kāixīn, happy) to describe how the action is performed.
How do you pronounce it?
wán de kāixīn
Did you know?
- The word 开心 (kāixīn) used in the phrase literally translates to 'open heart'. It suggests that 'happiness' is a state of having one's heart wide open and receptive.
- If you want to sound more formal or wish someone an extremely satisfying time in Cantonese, you might use 盡興. This implies reaching the very limit of one's enjoyment or 'exhausting' one's pleasure.
- The character 玩 (wán) can also mean 'to play with' or 'to toy with' an object. In certain contexts, the same word used for 'fun' can imply a lack of seriousness or even manipulation.
Examples in context
- 那祝您度过美好时光！Then enjoy your time!
- 好的！玩得开心！Okay! Enjoy your time!
- 祝你玩得开心！Zhù nǐ wán de kāixīn!I wish you a fun time!
- 去旅游，要玩得开心啊。Qù lǚyóu, yào wán de kāixīn a.Go on your trip and have a great time.
- 大家都要玩得开心。Dàjiā dōu yào wán de kāixīn.Everyone should have a good time.
Example conversation
Junjie is seeing Yuting off as she heads to a music festival.
- 俊杰 Junjie雨婷，祝你玩得开心！Yǔtíng, zhù nǐ wán de kāixīn!Yuting, enjoy your time!
- 雨婷 Yuting谢谢你，俊杰。Xièxiè nǐ, Jùnjié.Thank you, Junjie.
- 俊杰 Junjie记得多拍点照片。Jìdé duō pāi diǎn zhàopiàn.Remember to take lots of photos.
- 雨婷 Yuting好哒，我会的。Hǎo da, wǒ huì de.Okay, I will.
