In English, when a friend is doing some activity, we typically say to him/her:
Have fun!
or
Enjoy!
How can we say this in a idiomatic way in Mandarin Chinese?
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玩得开心点 should do it. 谢谢你（的帮助） for the second.– user4452Commented May 7, 2016 at 15:14
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玩得开心 or 尽兴。 Seems that in Chinese, there's no equal saying of having fun.
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Thanks to clarify, I did not know before that Chinese Mandarin do not use (have) this expression into a sentence. It think it's common used in western countries so that's why I was looking for it.-– NicolasCommented May 8, 2016 at 17:29
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This seems to only make sense to me with more "physical" activities. If someone told me they obtained a book they wanted to read and I wanted to say "have fun", I at least would not use the first phrase. Perhaps add a comment about this sort of discrepancy? You're right that there's no literal equivalent phrase though.– user5714Commented May 8, 2016 at 20:34
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Yeah, I don't know how to say "have fun” in this situation either. However, I would say "不错哦，看完记得和我分享一下". This will also strengthen connection between you and that guy. Commented May 8, 2016 at 20:53
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尽管玩儿 It's similar to Beijing slang that we used to say: 你先玩儿着，我们下回再聊.
