Writing
好笑 (hǎo xiào) — how to say "funny" in Chinese
好笑
Funny
adjective
Character composition
好
good
笑
to laugh
Radicals / Keys
女
Woman
#38 · nǚ · 3 strokes
竹
Bamboo
#118 · zhú · 6 strokes
Collocations
觉得好笑
juéde hǎoxiào
find funny
Examples
他讲的笑话很好笑，我们都笑了。
His joke was very funny, we all laughed.
这个故事很好笑。
This story is very funny.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say "funny" in Chinese?
"funny" in Chinese is 好笑 (hǎo xiào).
好笑 meaning in English
好笑 (hǎo xiào) means "Funny".
How is 好笑 pronounced?
It is pronounced hǎo xiào (written as hao xiao, haoxiao). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "funny" in Chinese characters?
It is written 好笑: 好 has 6 strokes, 笑 has 10 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 好笑?
好笑 is on the HSK 3.0 level 4 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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