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玩笑
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- 玩笑 [wánxiào]
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1.
动
玩耍，嬉笑
- 玩笑归玩笑，做事可要认真。
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2.
名
嬉耍的言语或行动
- 开了个小小的玩笑。
- 不要把工作当作玩笑。
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1.
动
玩耍，嬉笑
Examples
- 玩笑归玩笑，事情可得认真去办。
- It's all right to crack jokes but you must do your job seriously. → 归
- 玩笑归玩笑，做事可要认真。 → 玩笑
- 半开玩笑地说
- say sth. half jokingly → 半
- 开玩笑可以，欺负人可不行。
- To have a joke is all right, but to bully people just won't do. → 不行
- 我只是开个玩笑，何必当真呢？
- I was only joking. Why take it seriously? → 当真
- 开个玩笑嘛，何必当真呢？
- I was only joking. Why take it so seriously? → 何必
- 他是跟你开玩笑呢，你别当真。
- He was only joking. Don't take it seriously. → 开玩笑
- 玩笑的口吻
- jocular tone → 口吻
- 我只是开个玩笑，谁知她竟当真了。
- I was only joking, who would have thought she would take it seriously. → 谁知
- 下流的玩笑
- dirty (or obscene) jests; coarse jokes → 下流
Collocations
- 开玩笑
- to crack a joke
- 玩笑话
- joking remarks
- 一句玩笑
- a joke
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