玩笑 (wánxiào): joke

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一个玩笑 gè

Bié kāi wánxiào le!

Stop joking around!

Tā zhǐshì gēn nǐ kāi wánxiào.

He's just joking with you.

usage

玩笑 almost always appears in the phrase 开玩笑 (kāi wánxiào, to joke/kid). On its own it means 'joke' as a noun.

memory

玩 (play) + 笑 (laugh) = a playful laugh, i.e., a joke.

玩 wán

笑 xiào