Writing
开玩笑 (kāi wánxiào) — how to say "to joke" in Chinese
开玩笑
To joke, to make fun
Character composition
开
to make (a joke)
玩笑
joke
Radicals / Keys
廾
Arch
#55 · gǒng · 3 strokes
玉
Jade
#96 · yù · 5 strokes
竹
Bamboo
#118 · zhú · 6 strokes
Collocations
开玩笑说
kāi wánxiào shuō
say jokingly
别开玩笑
bié kāi wánxiào
don't joke
喜欢开玩笑
xǐhuān kāi wánxiào
like to joke
Examples
他只是跟你开玩笑，不是真的生气，你别太紧张。
He's just joking with you, not really angry, don't be too nervous.
别开玩笑。
Don't joke.
Frequently asked questions
How to say joke in Chinese?
"to joke" in Chinese is 开玩笑 (kāi wánxiào).
开玩笑 meaning in English
开玩笑 (kāi wánxiào) means "To joke, to make fun".
How is 开玩笑 pronounced?
It is pronounced kāi wánxiào (written as kai wanxiao, kaiwanxiao). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "to joke" in Chinese characters?
It is written 开玩笑: 开 has 4 strokes, 玩 has 8 strokes, 笑 has 10 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 开玩笑?
开玩笑 belongs to the HSK 4 vocabulary list.
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