滑稽 huájī comical
comical; funny; amusing (old pr.); huaji, a form of comedy performance popular in Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang
How to remember 滑稽: 滑 to slip + 稽 to examine = comical.
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How it is used
- Means comical/funny/absurd - 表情很滑稽 (biǎoqíng hěn huájī) a comical expression.
- Describes something amusing in a silly, farcical way, sometimes ridiculously so - 滑稽可笑 (ludicrous).
- Contrast 幽默 (yōumò, humorous/witty, a positive trait); 滑稽 is more about clownish, absurd funniness.
Example sentences
- 滑稽可笑。 Huájīkěxiào.It was ridiculous.