What does 开玩笑 mean in Chinese?
开玩笑 (kāi wánxiào) means to play a joke; to make fun of; to joke.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
开玩笑
to play a joke; to make fun of; to joke
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
to play a joke; to make fun of; to joke
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 开玩笑
How do you pronounce 开玩笑?
开玩笑 is pronounced kāi wánxiào.
Is 开玩笑 an HSK word?
开玩笑 is on the HSK 4 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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