笑话 xiàohua joke
joke; laugh at
怎么记住“笑话”: 笑 laugh + 话 speech = joke.
汉字
用法
- A joke - 讲笑话 (jiǎng xiàohua) tell a joke; note the neutral tone on hua.
- As a verb it means to laugh at / mock: 别笑话我 (bié xiàohua wǒ) don't laugh at me.
- 闹笑话 (nào xiàohua) = to make a laughingstock of oneself, i.e. do something embarrassing.
例句
- 你在笑话谁？ Nǐ zài xiàohuà shuí?Who are you laughing at?
- 我没明白那个笑话。 Wǒ méi míngbái nàge xiàohuà.I don't get the joke.
- 他的笑话缓和了紧张的气氛。 Tāde xiàohuà huǎnhé le jǐnzhāng de qìfēn.His jokes eased the tense atmosphere.