Many a true word is spoken in jest.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
笑谈
object of ridicule
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
object of ridicule
02
laughingstock
03
to laugh over sth
04
to make light chat
REAL CORPUS EXAMPLES
How 笑谈 actually appears in real sentences.
These sentences are copied from the Tatoeba corpus, so they are real usage rather than generated text. 笑谈 appears in 2 of the 89,190 sentences we searched.
With lofty aspirations, we long to feast on the flesh of the Hu invaders when hungry, and drink the blood of the Xiongnu enemies with laughter when thirsty. Awaiting the day when we can reclaim the lost lands, and present ourselves at the imperial court.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS
Words that keep company with 笑谈.
Counted from the same corpus: the word that most often comes directly before, and directly after, 笑谈.
Directly before
- No repeated neighbour in the corpus.
Directly after
- 笑谈之中1
- 笑谈渴饮1
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. Corpus sentences, collocations, and the frequency figure come from the Tatoeba Chinese sentence export and are counted rather than written, so nothing on this page is invented. Usage notes and the hand-written examples that appear higher up exist only for 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 笑谈
What does 笑谈 mean in Chinese?
笑谈 (xiàotán) means object of ridicule.
How do you pronounce 笑谈?
笑谈 is pronounced xiàotán.
Is 笑谈 an HSK word?
笑谈 is on the list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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