Chinese phrase
开玩笑的 kāi wán xiào de
Meaning
just kidding
When to use it
Says a remark was meant as a joke, not seriously. It can soften a comment and show that no harm was intended.
Example dialogue
你怎么能说那种话？ nǐ zěn me néng shuō nà zhǒng huà
How can you say something like that?
别生气，我只是 开玩笑的。 bié shēng qì wǒ zhǐ shì kāi wán xiào de
Don't be mad, I was just kidding.