Chinese word dictionary

笑话

xiàohua · joke; jest (CL:個|个[ge4]); to laugh at; to mock; ridiculous; absurd

Practice word

Word information

Simplified笑话

Traditional笑話

Pinyinxiàohua

Part of speech名、动

HSK 3.04

HSK 2.04

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

笑xiào

to smile, to laugh; to giggle; to snicker

话huà

talk, speech; language, dialect

How to learn 笑话

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

打电话dǎdiànhuà

to make a telephone call

电话diànhuà

telephone; CL:部[bu4]; phone call; CL:通[tong1]; phone number

说话shuōhuà

to speak; to say; to talk; to gossip; to tell stories; talk; word

笑xiào

old variant of 笑[xiao4]; to laugh; to smile; to laugh at

的话dehuà

if (coming after a conditional clause)

对话duìhuà

to talk (with sb); dialogue; conversation