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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary
- 开玩笑
[kāiwánxiào]
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verb
joke
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我只是开玩笑。
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I was only joking.
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别拿我开玩笑。
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Don't make fun of me.
Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 开玩笑
[kāiwánxiào]
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取笑;取乐
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这样开玩笑有点过分。
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把严肃的事情当成儿戏
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事关重大,可不能开玩笑。
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Examples
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你这家伙真会开玩笑。
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What a joker you are!
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我是开玩笑,你可别介意呀。
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I was only joking. I hope you won't take offence.
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他这是开玩笑,你别认真。
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He's only joking; don't take him seriously.
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看到自己的男人在和一个女人很亲密地开玩笑,张夫人醋意勃发。
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奶奶爱开玩笑,经常叫爷爷老不死的。
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Grandma enjoys jokes and always calls grandpa "lobster".
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我跟他开玩笑,是为了松解他紧张的情绪。
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I joked with him just to make him relax.
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他们两个只要一见面就颇多谐戏之言,互相开玩笑。
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They speak in a humorous way and make jokes about each other whenever they meet.
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他喜欢跟人开玩笑。
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He likes to play jokes on people.
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Word Decomposition
开
[kāi]
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玩
[wán]
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笑
[xiào]
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