罐头笑声

罐頭笑聲

guàntóu xiàoshēng

noun

Meanings

1 canned laughter
2 a laugh track (in TV sitcoms)

Characters

head; suffix forming nouns (here in 罐头 "canned goods")

Examples

HSK 7-9

这部情景喜剧用了大量罐头笑声。

Zhèbù qíngjǐng xǐjù yòng le dàliàng guàntóu xiàoshēng.

This sitcom uses a lot of canned laughter.

HSK 7-9

观众已经听腻了罐头笑声。

Guānzhòng yǐjīng tīng nì le guàntóu xiàoshēng.

Audiences are sick of laugh tracks.

Tips

memory

罐头 literally means 'canned food', and the metaphor matches English perfectly: pre-packaged laughter pulled out of a can and poured over the show. Other 'canned' media use the same prefix: 罐头音乐 = canned music or muzak.

Stroke Order

罐 guàn

头 tóu

笑 xiào

声 shēng