gǎo
xiào

HSK 7-9
common

Meaning of 搞笑

搞笑 means to try to be funny; to crack jokes; to act comically. Pronounced gǎo xiào. HSK 7-9.

  • to try to be funny; to crack jokes; to act comically

Definitions & Examples

shì
bān
de
kāi
xīn
guǒ
 
zǒng
huān
gǎo
xiào
 

He's the class clown and always likes to crack jokes on purpose.

Zhè
diàn
yǐng
kào
nèi
róng
gǎo
xiào
 
ér
shì
píng
jiè
zhì
de
tái
 

This movie doesn't try to be funny with vulgar content, but rather with witty dialogue.

fǎng仿
lǐng
dǎo
de
 
jiā
dōu
dòu
xiào
le
 
zhēn
shì
huì
gǎo
xiào
 

He imitated the boss's tone of voice and made everyone laugh; he's really good at being funny.

yào
wèi
le
shōu
shì
ér
cǎi
yòng
yōng
shǒu
gǎo
xiào
 

Don't resort to vulgar methods just to be funny for the sake of ratings.