amuse; make laugh; be funny (often with erhua)
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to amuse; to make someone laugh; to be funny
informalCommonly used in northern Chinese dialects (especially Beijing dialect) with the erhua (儿化) pronunciation 'dòu xiào r'. The non-erhua form 'dòu xiào' is also acceptable in standard Mandarin but less common in casual speech.
Tā他
shuō说
huà话
tè特
bié别
dòu逗
xiào笑
。
He is especially funny when he talks.
Bié别
dòu逗
xiào笑
r了
，
le咱
zán们
men说
shuō正
zhèng经
jīng事
shì儿
。
Stop joking around, let's talk about serious matters.
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Zhè这
ge个
xiǎo小
pǐn品
zhēn真
dòu逗
xiào笑
，
r我
wǒ笑
xiào得
de肚
dù子
zi都
dōu疼
téng了
。
This skit is so funny, I laughed until my stomach hurt.