开玩笑 (kāi wán xiào) — to joke, to make fun of, to play a prank
Definition
Phrase meaning 'to joke / make a joke' (an action). Unlike 笑话 (the joke itself as a noun), 开玩笑 is the act of joking. Pairs with 别 to forbid it.
phrase
to joketo make fun ofto play a prank
Examples
- ！Bié kāi zhè zhǒng wán xiào!Don't make this kind of joke!
- 开玩笑。Tā xǐ huan gēn péng you kāi wán xiào.He likes to joke with friends.
- 开玩笑，？Nǐ shì zài kāi wán xiào, hái shì rèn zhēn de?Are you joking, or are you serious?
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