开玩笑

Traditional: 開玩笑

kāi wán xiào

Dictionary entry

to play a joke; to make fun of; to joke

What does 开玩笑 mean?

开玩笑 (kāi wán xiào) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to play a joke; to make fun of; to joke

Character breakdown

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开kāito open (transitive or intransitive) · (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start 玩wánto play · to have fun 笑xiàoold variant of 笑[xiao4]

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How to pronounce 开玩笑

开玩笑

kāi wán xiào

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