tell jokes; crack jokes; kid
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to tell jokes or funny stories
Refers to the performance of narrating humorous content to entertain others. Can also take the erhua suffix (说笑话儿).
Yé爷
ye爷
xǐ喜
huan欢
shuō说
xiào笑
hua话
dòu逗
sūn孙
zi子
kāi开
xīn心
。
Grandpa likes telling jokes to amuse his grandson.
Zhè这
wèi位
xiàng相
sheng声
yǎn演
yuán员
hěn很
huì会
shuō说
xiào笑
hua话
。
This crosstalk comedian is very good at telling jokes.
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Tā他
jīng经
cháng常
gěi给
péng朋
you友
fā发
yóu邮
jiàn件
shuō说
xiào笑
hua话
。
He often emails his friends to tell them jokes.
verb
to joke with someone; to pull someone's leg; to kid
informalImplies the speaker is not being serious and the listener should not take the words literally. Often used to defuse tension or clarify that a previous statement was humorous.
Tā他
shì是
zài在
gēn跟
nǐ你
shuō说
xiào笑
hua话
，
nǐ你
zěn怎
me么
jiù就
dāng当
zhēn真
le了
ne呢
？
He was joking with you, so why did you take it seriously?
Wǒ我
zhǐ只
shì是
zài在
gēn跟
nǐ你
shuō说
xiào笑
hua话
，
nǐ你
bié别
shēng生
qì气
。
I was just kidding with you, don't be angry.
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Bié别
jǐn紧
zhāng张
，
tā他
zhè这
shì是
gēn跟
nǐ你
zài在
shuō说
xiào笑
hua话
ne呢
。
Don't be nervous, he's just joking around with you.