儿戏

zhè yàng zhòng yào de gōng zuò kě bù néng dāng ér xì

这样重要的工作可不能当儿戏。

You shouldn't regard such important work as a trifling matter.

bié ná rén mìng dāng ér xì

别拿人命当儿戏。

Don't trifle with human life.

zhè jiā háng kōng gōng sī bèi zhǐ zé jiāng chéng kè ān quán dāng ér xì

这家航空公司被指责将乘客安全当儿戏。

The airline was accused of playing Russian roulette with passenger safety.

zài yīng gé lán dēng shān yǔ pān dēng xǐ mǎ lā yǎ shān xiāng bǐ jiǎn zhí rú ér xì yī bān

在英格兰登山与攀登喜马拉雅山相比简直如儿戏一般。

Climbing in England is child’s play compared to climbing in the Himalayas.

bù shì ér xì nà shì jǐn yào de shì

不是儿戏，那是紧要的事。

It's no joke.

tā zhè zhèng shì zài bǎ wán huǒ dàng zuò ér xì shuō bu dìng huì nòng de shēn bài míng liè

她这正是在把玩火当做儿戏，说不定会弄得身败名裂。

She was indeed trifling with fire and perhaps social disgrace into the bargain.

zhè yǔ qí shuō shì zhēn zhèng de shēng sǐ bó dòu bù rú shuō gèng xiàng yī chǎng ér xì

这与其说是真正的生死搏斗，不如说更像一场儿戏。

It is more like a children's game than a real issue of life and death.