HSK 4 HSK V1
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开玩笑

/ kāiwánxiào /
Strokes

Definition

to play a joke/to make fun of/to joke

Example

As a Verb

joke; crack/play/make a joke; put the joke on sb

1
shì
gēn
kāiwánxiào
开玩笑
de
  
,
biè
rènzhēn
认真
  

I was only joking (with you). / I said that only in play, so don't take it to heart.

2
bìng
méi
zhège
这个
si
意思
  
,
zhǐshì
只是
kāiwánxiào
开玩笑
ér
而已
  

I didn't mean it. I was only kidding.

3
kāi
wánxiào
玩笑
  

He can't take a joke.

4
zhēn
huì
kāiwánxiào
开玩笑
  
!

You can talk a joke!

5
Biè
luàn
kāiwánxiào
开玩笑
  
,
zhè
shì
yán
严肃
de
shì
  

Stop being facetious; this is serious.

6
Kāiwánxiào
开玩笑
yào
不要
kāi
guòhuǒ
过火
  

Don't carry the joke too far.

7
Kāi
guó
国际
kāiwánxiào
开玩笑

make a huge joke

8
rén
kāiwánxiào
开玩笑

play jokes on sb

As a Verb

treat casually; make little account of; regard as a trifling matter

9
Zhège
这个
wèn
问题
bu
shì
kāiwánxiào
开玩笑
de
  

It is not a subject to be joked upon. / This is no joke. / It is no joking/laughing matter.

10
bu
shì
kāiwánxiào
开玩笑
  

I mean business.

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