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笑话 (xiào hua): joke, laughter; to joke, to laugh at

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 4noun, verb

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning: joke, laughter; to joke, to laugh at
Characters: 2
Part of speech: noun, verb
HSK level: HSK 4

Full definitions

joke
jest
to laugh at
to mock
ridiculous
absurd
joke
something said or done to make people laugh
a ridiculous person or thing
laughingstock
to laugh at
to mock
to ridicule

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Character breakdown

HSK 2

to laugh

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Example sentences

He told a joke, and everyone laughed.

Don't laugh at me, I'm serious.

This is simply ridiculous!

He always likes to mock others; that's not good.

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