What does 笑话 mean in Chinese?
笑话 (xiàohua) means joke; jest (classifier: 个).
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
笑话
joke; jest (classifier: 个)
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
joke; jest (classifier: 个)
02
to laugh at; to mock
03
ridiculous; absurd
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 笑话
How do you pronounce 笑话?
笑话 is pronounced xiàohua.
Is 笑话 an HSK word?
笑话 is on the HSK 4 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
What part of speech is 笑话?
笑话 is used as a 名词 / 动词 (noun / verb) in Chinese.
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