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滑稽

huá jī · hua ji

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HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. comical; funny; amusing (old pr. [gǔ jī])
  2. huaji, a form of comedy performance popular in Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang
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The big shoes

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，那个(nàge)人(rén)穿(chuān)着(zhe)大(dà)鞋(xié)跳舞(tiàowǔ)！

    Look, that person is dancing in huge shoes!

  2. Dengdeng

    他(tā)的(de)动作(dòngzuò)太(tài)滑稽(huájī)了(le)！

    His moves are so funny!

  3. Liangliang

    小朋友(xiǎopéngyǒu)都(dōu)笑(xiào)了(le)。

    The kids are all laughing.

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)也(yě)想(xiǎng)试试(shìshì)，你(nǐ)说(shuō)我(wǒ)滑稽(huájī)吗(ma)？

    I want to try too. Do you think I'd look funny?

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)穿(chuān)上(shàng)那(nà)双(shuāng)鞋(xié)，一定(yīdìng)更(gèng)滑稽(huájī)。

    In those shoes you'd be even funnier.

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)去(qù)借(jiè)鞋(xié)！

    Then I'll go borrow the shoes!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)有(yǒu)一(yì)口(kǒu)滑(huá)稽(jī)的(de)口(kǒu)音(yīn)。

He had a funny accent.

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02

小(xiǎo)丑(chǒu)的(de)表(biǎo)演(yǎn)非(fēi)常(cháng)滑(huá)稽(jī)，观(guān)众(zhòng)都(dōu)笑(xiào)了(le)。

The clown's performance was very comical, and the audience all laughed.

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