玩笑 (wánxiào): joke

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一个玩笑 gè

别开玩笑了！

Bié kāiwánxiào le!

Stop joking around!

他只是跟你开玩笑。

Tā zhǐshì gēn nǐ kāiwánxiào.

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