笑话

xiàohua

joke

nounverbHSK 3.0 word list · Band 4trad. 笑話
Dictionary entry

joke; jest; to laugh at; to mock; ridiculous; absurd

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笑
话

See it in sentences

他会讲很多笑话。

Tā huì jiǎng hěn duō xiàohua.

English

He can tell many jokes.

别笑话我。

Bié xiàohua wǒ.

English

Do not laugh at me.

Goes with

  • 讲笑话tell jokes
  • 听笑话listen to jokes
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话

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