开玩笑

開玩笑

kāi wánxiào

verb HSK 4 #1,209

Meanings

1 to joke
2 to kid around

Characters

to start; to make

Examples

HSK 2

我跟你开玩笑呢。

Wǒ gēn nǐ kāi wánxiào ne.

I'm just joking with you.

HSK 2

别开玩笑了！

Bié kāi wánxiào le!

Stop joking around!

HSK 2

你是在开玩笑吧？

Nǐ shì zài kāi wánxiào ba?

You're joking, right?

Tips

usage

开玩笑 can be lighthearted or serious depending on context. 别拿我开玩笑 means 'don't make fun of me' - here it's not friendly teasing.

Stroke Order

开 kāi

玩 wán

笑 xiào