Pronunciation
:
Meaning
:
(verb) joke, play a joke
HSK
:
1
开
玩
笑
Pronunciation
:
Meaning
:
(verb) open; open up; open out; come loose;
(verb) begin; start
(verb) start or operate (a machine, car, ship, plane); turn on (a light, radio, TV, etc.)
(verb) start or run (a factory, school, store, etc.); set up
(verb) hold (a meeting, exhibition, etc.)
Radical
:
廾
Strokes
:
4
Pronunciation
:
Meaning
:
(verb) play; have fun; amuse oneself
(verb) trifle with; treat lightly
Radical
:
王
Strokes
:
8
Pronunciation
:
Meaning
:
(verb) smile; laugh
(verb) ridicule; laugh at
Radical
:
竹
Strokes
:
10
Traditional
:
笑
Sentences:
他喜欢跟朋友开玩笑。
He likes to joke with his friends.
他
:
he
喜欢
:
likes
跟
:
with
朋友
:
friends
开玩笑
:
joke
别生气，我只是开玩笑。
Don’t be mad, I’m just joking.
别
:
don’t
生气
:
get angry
我
:
I
只是
:
just
开玩笑
:
joking
你是在开玩笑吧？
Are you joking?
你
:
you
是
:
is
在
:
[indicating action in progress]
开玩笑
:
joking
吧
:
[particle for assumption]
有些事情不能随便开玩笑。
Some things shouldn’t be joked about casually.
有些
:
some
事情
:
things
不能
:
cannot
随便
:
casually
开玩笑
:
joke
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