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可笑

kě xiào · ke xiao

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. funny
  2. ridiculous
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The quiet sign

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)看(kàn)那个(nàge)牌子(páizi)，真(zhēn)可笑(kěxiào)！

    Dengdeng, look at that sign. It's ridiculous!

  2. Dengdeng

    哪里(nǎlǐ)可笑(kěxiào)？上面(shàngmiàn)写着(xiězhe)请(qǐng)安静(ānjìng)呀(ya)。

    What is ridiculous? It says please be quiet.

  3. Liangliang

    可笑(kěxiào)的(de)是(shì)，牌子(páizi)旁边(pángbiān)在(zài)大声(dàshēng)放(fàng)音乐(yīnyuè)。

    What's ridiculous is that music is playing loudly next to the sign.

  4. Dengdeng

    哈哈(hāhā)，真的(zhēnde)很(hěn)可笑(kěxiào)。

    Haha, that really is ridiculous.

  5. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)去(qù)告诉(gàosu)管理员(guǎnlǐyuán)吧(ba)。

    Let's go tell the manager.

  6. Dengdeng

    等等(děngděng)，放(fàng)音乐(yīnyuè)的(de)好像(hǎoxiàng)就是(jiùshì)管理员(guǎnlǐyuán)！

    Wait, the one playing the music seems to be the manager!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

看(kàn)到(dào)他(tā)那(nà)可(kě)笑(xiào)的(de)样(yàng)子(zi)，大(dà)家(jiā)忍(rěn)不(bu)住(zhù)笑(xiào)了(le)。

Upon seeing how ridiculous he looked, everyone could not help but laughing.

Tatoeba: Chinese by trieuho · English by JSakuragi · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)个(ge)笑(xiào)话(hua)一(yì)点(diǎn)也(yě)不(bù)好(hǎo)笑(xiào)，反(fǎn)而(ér)显(xiǎn)得(de)很(hěn)可(kě)笑(xiào)。

This joke isn't funny at all; instead, it seems quite ridiculous.

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