(hǎo xiào) - funny, amusing, laughable in Mandarin
hǎoxiàoTraditional: 好笑
Translation
funny, amusing, laughable
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Word origin
A compound of 好 (hǎo, good, in the sense of worth) and 笑 (xiào, to laugh), giving the meaning of being worth laughing at, hence funny.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 好 (hǎo, worth) + 笑 (xiào, to laugh)
Stroke order
好
笑
Examples
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This joke is very funny.
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What do you find so funny about this?
感。
The story he told was both funny and moving.
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That expression was really amusing.
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I do not find this matter amusing.
好笑 (hǎoxiào) means funny or amusing, describing something that makes people laugh. It can carry a slightly mocking edge when something is laughable rather than genuinely witty.
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Start your free week (no card)This word is taught in chapter 20, lesson 7: 好笑, 复杂, 学会 and 7 more words.