笑
话

About

The word "笑话" is formed by combining the character "笑", which means "to laugh" or "laughter", with the character "话", which means "speech" or "words". This creates a compound word where "笑" modifies "话" to indicate speech that is intended to be humorous, resulting in the meaning "joke" or "funny story".

Example Sentences Hide

我喜欢听笑话。

Wǒ xǐhuān tīng xiàohuà.

I like to listen to jokes.

这个笑话很好笑。

Zhège xiàohuà hěn hǎoxiào.

This joke is very funny.

他经常在聚会上讲笑话。

Tā jīngcháng zài jùhuì shàng jiǎng xiàohuà.

He often tells jokes at parties.

请不要笑话我的错误。

Qǐng bùyào xiàohuà wǒ de cuòwù.

Please don't laugh at my mistakes.

如果你总是笑话别人，别人就不会喜欢你。

Rúguǒ nǐ zǒngshì xiàohuà biérén, biérén jiù bù huì xǐhuān nǐ.

If you always laugh at others, others will not like you.

Word Definition - 笑话

xiào hua joke; jest; to laugh at; to mock; ridiculous; absurd

Individual Character Details

笑 xiào, xiào
话 huà, huà