打趣

dǎqù

verb #33,260

Meanings

1 to tease
2 to make fun of (good-naturedly)
3 to josh
4 to banter

Characters

to hit, do (light verb)

Examples

朋友们打趣他的新发型。

Péngyǒumen dǎqù tā de xīn fàxíng.

His friends teased him about his new haircut.

她笑着打趣说我变胖了。

Tā xiàozhe dǎqù shuō wǒ biàn pàng le.

She laughingly joked that I had gotten fat.

Tips

usage

打趣 is friendly teasing — what you do with friends, not strangers. Compare 取笑 (qǔxiào, to mock, harsher) and 开玩笑 (kāi wánxiào, to joke, more neutral). 打趣 always implies a playful target person.

Stroke Order

打 dǎ

趣 qù