joke; funny story; laugh at
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Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesnoun
joke; funny story; something amusing
informalOften used in colloquial speech. Can be followed by 儿 (~儿). Refers to content that causes laughter.
Tā他
tè特
bié别
huì会
shuō说
xiào笑
hua话
，
zǒng总
néng能
dòu逗
lè乐
dà大
jiā家
。
He is very good at telling jokes and always makes everyone laugh.
Wǒ我
gāng刚
xué学
zhōng中
wén文
shí时
nào闹
le了
bù不
shǎo少
xiào笑
hua话
。
When I first learned Chinese, I made quite a few funny mistakes.
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Bié别
bǎ把
zhè这
dàng当
chéng成
yī一
gè个
xiào笑
hua话
。
Don't treat this as a joke.
Zhè这
gè个
xiàng相
sheng声
lǐ里
yǒu有
hěn很
duō多
jīng经
diǎn典
de的
xiào笑
hua话
。
This crosstalk contains many classic jokes.
verb
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock
informalImplies making someone the object of derision, often because they did something foolish or embarrassing.
Nǐ你
chàng唱
de得
bù不
hǎo好
yě也
méi没
guān关
xì系
，
méi没
rén人
huì会
xiào笑
hua话
nǐ你
。
It's okay if you don't sing well, no one will laugh at you.
Tā他
yīn因
wèi为
fā发
yīn音
qí奇
guài怪
bèi被
tóng同
xué学
men们
xiào笑
hua话
。
He was laughed at by his classmates because of his strange pronunciation.
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Bié别
pà怕
chū出
chǒu丑
，
dà大
dǎn胆
qù去
zuò做
，
bié别
pà怕
ràng让
rén人
xiào笑
hua话
。
Don't be afraid of embarrassment, just go for it and don't worry about being laughed at.