打趣

dǎqù

verb #33,260

Meanings

1 to tease
2 to make fun of (good-naturedly)
3 to josh
4 to banter

Characters

to hit, do (light verb)

Examples

HSK 3

她笑着打趣说我变胖了。

Tā xiào zhe dǎqù shuō wǒ biàn pàng le.

She laughingly joked that I had gotten fat.

HSK 7-9

朋友们打趣他的新发型。

Péngyǒumen dǎqù tā de xīn fàxíng.

His friends teased him about his new haircut.

Tips

usage

打趣 is friendly teasing - what you do with friends, not strangers. Compare 取笑 (qǔxiào, to mock, harsher) and 开玩笑 (kāi wánxiào, to joke, more neutral). 打趣 always implies a playful target person.

Stroke Order

打 dǎ

趣 qù