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开玩笑
kāi wán xiào
to joke, to kid
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What does 开玩笑 mean?
开玩笑 (pinyin: kāi wán xiào) means to joke, to kid. It belongs to the official HSK 4 vocabulary (upper intermediate), among the most frequent words of everyday Chinese.
Example with 开玩笑
Character families
Every HSK 1–4 word containing 开 · Every HSK 1–4 word containing 玩 · Every HSK 1–4 word containing 笑
The characters of 开玩笑
| 开 | kāi | open (HSK 1) |
| 玩 | wán | play (HSK 2) |
| 笑 | xiào | to laugh; smile (HSK 2) |
Related HSK 4 words
| 对面 | duì miàn | opposite side, across |
| 笔记本 | bǐ jì běn | laptop |
| 植物 | zhí wù | plant |
| 反映 | fǎn yìng | to reflect |
| 耐心 | nài xīn | patience |
| 沙发 | shā fā | sofa, couch |
| 笨 | bèn | stupid, foolish |
| 友谊 | yǒu yì | friendship |
Full HSK 4 list · Translate a sentence with 开玩笑
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