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幽默

yōu mò · you mo

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HSK 5Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. (loanword) humor
  2. humorous
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Funny Qiqi

  1. Dengdeng

    琦琦(qíqí)很(hěn)幽默(yōumò)，大家(dàjiā)都(dōu)喜欢(xǐhuan)和(hé)她(tā)聊天(liáotiān)。

    Qiqi is so funny. Everyone likes talking to her.

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)也(yě)想(xiǎng)变得(biànde)幽默(yōumò)。

    I want to be funny too.

  3. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)先(xiān)学(xué)一个(yīgè)笑话(xiàohua)吧(ba)。

    Then learn a joke first.

  4. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，从前(cóngqián)有(yǒu)一只(yīzhǐ)小鸟(xiǎoniǎo)，然后(ránhòu)我(wǒ)忘了(wàngle)。

    OK. Once upon a time there was a little bird, and then I forgot.

  5. Dengdeng

    笑话(xiàohua)忘了(wàngle)？这个(zhège)故事(gùshi)真(zhēn)幽默(yōumò)！

    You forgot the joke? That story is really funny.

  6. Liangliang

    真的(zhēnde)？那(nà)我(wǒ)下次(xiàcì)还(hái)这么(zhème)讲(jiǎng)！

    Really? Then I will tell it that way next time!

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2 examples
01

她(tā)很(hěn)瞧(qiáo)不(bu)起(qǐ)我(wǒ)，认(rèn)为(wéi)我(wǒ)没(méi)有(yǒu)幽(yōu)默(mò)细(xì)胞(bāo)。

She looks down on me for not having a sense of humor.

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

02

你(nǐ)班(bān)上(shàng)最(zuì)幽(yōu)默(mò)的(de)人(rén)是(shì)谁(shuí)？

Who's the funniest person in your class?

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

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