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笑话

xiào hua · xiao hua

Traditional 笑話

HSK 2Old HSK 4Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. joke; jest
  2. to laugh at; to mock
  3. ridiculous; absurd
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A very short joke

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)给(gěi)你(nǐ)讲(jiǎng)个(gè)笑话(xiàohua)：我(wǒ)明天(míngtiān)早起(zǎoqǐ)。

    Let me tell you a joke: I will get up early tomorrow.

  2. Dengdeng

    哈哈(hāhā)，这(zhè)是(shì)今年(jīnnián)最(zuì)好笑(hǎoxiào)的(de)笑话(xiàohua)。

    Haha, this is the funniest joke of the year.

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)是(shì)认真(rènzhēn)的(de)！

    I am serious!

  4. Dengdeng

    所以(suǒyǐ)才(cái)是(shì)笑话(xiàohua)嘛(ma)。

    That is exactly why it is a joke.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)她(tā)因(yīn)我(wǒ)的(de)笑(xiào)话(hua)而(ér)欢(huān)笑(xiào)的(de)样(yàng)子(zi)。

I like the way she laughs at my jokes.

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

02

我(wǒ)厌(yàn)倦(juàn)了(le)他(tā)的(de)老(lǎo)笑(xiào)话(hua)。

I was bored with his old jokes.

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

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笑
xiào

to laugh; to smile; to laugh at

话
huà

words; speech; talk; what sb said; language; dialect

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