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玩笑

wán xiào · wan xiao

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Meaning

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  1. to joke
  2. joke
  3. jest
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Just kidding

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，我(wǒ)考(kǎo)了(le)一百(yībǎi)分(fēn)！

    Dengdeng, I got a hundred on the test!

  2. Dengdeng

    真的(zhēnde)？你(nǐ)是(shì)不(bù)是(shì)在(zài)开(kāi)玩笑(wánxiào)？

    Really? Are you joking?

  3. Liangliang

    对(duì)，我(wǒ)在(zài)开(kāi)玩笑(wánxiào)。

    Yes, I'm joking.

  4. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)玩笑(wánxiào)一点(yīdiǎn)也(yě)不(bù)好笑(hǎoxiào)。

    That joke isn't funny at all.

  5. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)说(shuō)真的(zhēnde)：我(wǒ)考(kǎo)了(le)六十(liùshí)分(fēn)，刚好(gānghǎo)及格(jígé)。

    Okay, for real: I got sixty. Just a pass.

  6. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)次(cì)我(wǒ)信(xìn)你(nǐ)了(le)。

    This time I believe you.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)认(rèn)为(wéi)那(nà)是(shì)个(gè)玩(wán)笑(xiào)，但(dàn)是(shì)没(méi)人(rén)笑(xiào)。

Tom meant it as a joke, but nobody laughed.

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

02

别(bié)把(bǎ)这(zhè)件(jiàn)事(shì)当(dāng)玩(wán)笑(xiào)，大(dà)家(jiā)都(dōu)很(hěn)认(rèn)真(zhēn)。

Don't treat this matter as a joke; everyone is very serious.

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