好笑 hǎoxiào laughable
laughable; funny; ridiculous
How to remember 好笑: 好 good + 笑 laugh = laughable.
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How it is used
- Adjective meaning "funny" in the sense of amusing or ridiculous, often with a slightly negative edge implying something is silly or awkward.
- Contrast with 有趣 (yǒuqù, interesting/fun) and 搞笑 (gǎoxiào, deliberately comedic, e.g. a comedy show); 好笑 often reacts to an unintentionally funny situation.
- Example: 这个笑话太好笑了 (zhège xiàohua tài hǎoxiào le) - this joke is hilarious.
Example sentences
- 这不好笑。 Zhè bùhǎo xiào.It's not funny.