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CHINESE WORD

kāi wán xiào

开玩笑

joke

HSK 1
Numbered pinyin
kai1 wan2 xiao4
English meanings
kid, spoof, jive, gag, make fun of, josh, daff, rot, quip, chaff, rib, banter, jolly, fun, sport, put_on, clown, fool, droll, jape, joke, skylark, jest, jocose, crack a joke

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    bié别kāiwánxiào开玩笑le了。

    Stop joking around.

  2. 02

    wǒ我zhǐshì只是kāiwánxiào开玩笑。

    I was only joking.

  3. 03

    tā他bù不ài爱kāiwánxiào开玩笑。

    He doesn't like joking.

  4. 04

    kāi开gè个wán玩xiào笑éryǐ而已，bié别dàngzhēn当真。

    It was just a joke; don't take it seriously.

  5. 05

    tā她shuōhuà说话zǒng总ài爱kāiwánxiào开玩笑。

    She always jokes when she talks.

  6. 06

    zhè这bù不shì是kāiwánxiào开玩笑de的shì事。

    This is no joking matter.

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