打哈哈 (dǎ hā hā) — to joke around, to be flippant; to laugh something off, to handle insincerely or perfunctorily

Definition

打哈哈 is an informal, colloquial verb meaning to joke around or laugh something off without being serious. It's separable: 打一会儿哈哈, 别打哈哈了.

verb
to joke aroundto be flippantto laugh something off, to handle insincerely or perfunctorily

Examples

  • 打哈哈
    Tā zǒng ài gēn bié rén dǎ hā hā, méi gè zhèng jīng.
    He always likes to joke around with others and is never serious.
  • 打哈哈
    Bié zài zhè r dǎ hā hā le, kuài shuō zhèng shì!
    Stop joking around here and get to the point!
  • Tā gēn wǒ dǎ le yí huì r hā ha, shén me yě méi shuō.
    He laughed it off with me for a while and said nothing.

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