笑话 (xiào hua) — (noun) joke; jest; (verb) to laugh at; to mock
Definition
As a noun, 笑话 means 'joke' — a funny story you tell (他说了一个笑话), versus 开玩笑 which describes the act of joking. As a verb, 笑话 someone means to laugh at or mock them, similar to 嘲笑 but more light and everyday.
noun
jokejest
verb
to laugh atto mock
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 笑话。Tā jiǎng le yí gè yǒu qù de xiào hua.He told an interesting joke.
- 笑话，。Bié xiào hua wǒ, wǒ hái zài xué xí.Don't laugh at me — I'm still learning.
- 笑话。Dà jiā dōu xiào hua tā de yī fu.Everyone laughed at his clothes.
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