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笑话

xiào huaㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄨㄚ˙

Sino-Vietnamese: TIẾU THOẠI

Traditional: 笑話

HSK 4HSK 3.0 · 4TOCFL 3

Meaning(noun)

joke; jest; to laugh at; to mock

讲笑话 = tell a joke; 开玩笑 = kid around.

Measure words: 个

Examples

  • 他给我们讲了一个笑话。

    tā gěi wǒ men jiǎng le yí gè xiào huà.

    He told us a joke.

  • 我说错了,大家别笑话我。

    wǒ shuō cuò le, dà jiā bié xiào huà wǒ.

    I said it wrong, please don't laugh at me.

  • 这个笑话一点也不好笑。

    zhè ge xiào huà yì diǎn yě bù hǎo xiào.

    This joke isn't funny at all.

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Stroke order

TIẾU · 10 strokes

old variant of 笑

THOẠI · 8 strokes

dialect; language; spoken words; speech; talk; words; conversation; what sb said