Chinese phrase
我开玩笑的 wǒ kāi wán xiào de
Meaning
I was joking
When to use it
It says that the speaker was not being serious. It often follows a playful remark and gently reassures the listener that the words were not serious.
Example dialogue
你也太认真了吧。 nǐ yě tài rèn zhēn le ba
You are being way too serious.
我开玩笑的，别当真。 wǒ kāi wán xiào de bié dàng zhēn
I was joking, so do not take it seriously.