活宝

活寶
huóbǎo
noun #22,009

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 clown
  2. 2 buffoon
  3. 3 ridiculous person
  4. 4 funny character

Examples

Tā shì bān lǐ de huóbǎo, zǒng néng bǎ tóngxué dòu de hāhā dàxiào.
He is the class clown, always able to make his classmates burst out laughing.
Nǐ zhège huóbǎo, zǒngshì zuò chū ràng rén kū xiào bù dé de shìqíng.
You clown, you always do things that leave people not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

Tips

memory
= alive / living + = treasure. A 活宝 is literally a 'living treasure' — someone so entertaining they're a treasure to have around, in a self-deprecating or affectionate way.

Stroke Order

huó
bǎo