可笑

kěxiào

adjective HSK 7-9 #2,302

Meanings

1 laughable
2 ridiculous
3 absurd

Characters

worthy of; -able

Examples

HSK 2

这个想法太可笑了。

Zhège xiǎngfǎ tài kěxiào le.

This idea is too absurd.

HSK 7-9

他的借口真可笑。

Tā de jièkǒu zhēn kěxiào.

His excuse is truly ridiculous.

Tips

usage

可笑 usually carries a negative connotation - it implies something is so foolish or absurd that it deserves mockery, not that it is genuinely funny. For genuinely funny, use 好笑 or 搞笑.

Stroke Order

可 kě

笑 xiào