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哈哈

hā hā · ha ha

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HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. (onom.) laughing out loud
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I forgot the joke

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)给(gěi)你(nǐ)讲(jiǎng)个(gè)笑话(xiàohua)吧(ba)。

    Let me tell you a joke.

  2. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，你(nǐ)说(shuō)吧(ba)。

    OK, go ahead.

  3. Dengdeng

    哈哈(hāhā)，我(wǒ)先(xiān)笑(xiào)一下(yīxià)。

    Ha ha, let me laugh first.

  4. Liangliang

    哈哈(hāhā)，你(nǐ)自己(zìjǐ)都(dōu)笑(xiào)了(le)。笑话(xiàohua)呢(ne)？

    Ha ha, you're even laughing yourself. Where's the joke?

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)忘(wàng)了(le)。

    I forgot.

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01

哈(hā)哈(hā)，我(wǒ)刚(gāng)才(cái)做(zuò)了(le)一(yí)个(gè)梦(mèng)，梦(mèng)见(jiàn)我(wǒ)中(zhòng)了(le)五(wǔ)百(bǎi)万(wàn)。

Ha ha, I just dreamt that I won five million RMB.

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

02

他(tā)听(tīng)完(wán)笑(xiào)话(hua)后(hòu)哈(hā)哈(hā)地(de)笑(xiào)了(le)起(qǐ)来(lái)。

After hearing the joke, he laughed out loud.

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哈
hā

(interj.) ha!; (onom. for laughter)

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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