逗哈哈

dòuhāhā

verb

Meanings

1 to crack a joke
2 to clown around
3 to fool around for laughs

Characters

to tease, amuse

(sound of laughter)

Examples

HSK 2

他就爱跟同事逗哈哈。

Tā jiù ài gēn tóngshì dòuhāhā.

He just loves clowning around with his colleagues.

HSK 2

别跟孩子逗哈哈了，该睡觉了。

Bié gēn háizi dòuhāhā le, gāi shuìjiào le.

Stop fooling around with the kid - it's bedtime.

Tips

register

Colloquial and playful - picture two friends ribbing each other for laughs. The reduplicated 哈哈 (laughter) telegraphs the lightness; not used in formal writing.

Stroke Order

逗 dòu

哈 hā