开玩笑

開玩笑

kāi wánxiào

verb HSK 1 #1,209

Meanings

1 to joke
2 to kid around

Characters

to start; to make

play (part of 玩笑)

laugh (part of 玩笑)

Examples

我跟你开玩笑呢。

Wǒ gēn nǐ kāi wánxiào ne.

I'm just joking with you.

别开玩笑了！

Bié kāi wánxiào le!

Stop joking around!

你是在开玩笑吧？

Nǐ shì zài kāi wánxiào ba?

You're joking, right?

Tips

usage

开玩笑 can be lighthearted or serious depending on context. 别拿我开玩笑 means 'don't make fun of me' — here it's not friendly teasing.

Stroke Order

开 kāi

玩 wán

笑 xiào