滑稽 (huá jī) — comical, funny, amusing

Definition

Comical in a clownish, exaggerated way — describing absurd behavior or performance, as in stand-up or slapstick. Stronger and more 'laugh-at' than 有趣 ('interesting') or 幽默 ('subtly witty').

adjective
comicalfunnyamusing

Examples

  • 滑稽
    Tā jiǎng le yí gè huá jī de gù shi, dà jiā dōu xiào le.
    He told a funny story, and everyone laughed.
  • 滑稽
    Zhè ge xiǎo chǒu de dòng zuò fēi cháng huá jī.
    This clown's movements are extremely comical.
  • 滑稽
    Tā gù yì zuò chū yí fù huá jī de biǎo qíng dòu hái zi kāi xīn.
    She deliberately made a comical expression to amuse the child.

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