可笑 (kě xiào) — ridiculous, laughable; funny, amusing

Definition

可笑 (kěxiào) means 'laughable' — used when something is so unreasonable it deserves to be laughed at, not enjoyed. Stronger and more critical than 好笑, and more pointed than 好玩儿.

adjective
ridiculouslaughablefunnyamusing

Examples

  • 可笑
    Tā jué de chuān nà yàng de yī fu hěn kě xiào.
    He thinks wearing that kind of clothes is ridiculous.
  • 可笑
    Nà ge yǎn yuán de biǎo qíng fēi cháng kě xiào, dà jiā dōu xiào le.
    That actor's expression was very funny, everyone laughed.
  • 可笑
    Zhè zhǒng shuō fǎ jiǎn zhí kě xiào, gēn běn bù kě xìn.
    This kind of claim is simply ridiculous, completely unbelievable.

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