笑话儿

笑話兒

xiàohuar

noun HSK 2

Meanings

1 joke (colloquial, erhua form)

Characters

diminutive suffix (erhua)

Examples

给我讲个笑话儿吧。

Gěi wǒ jiǎng ge xiàohuar ba.

Tell me a joke.

Tips

grammar

This is the erhua form of 笑话, typical of northern/Beijing dialect. The meaning is identical — just more colloquial and casual.

Stroke Order

笑 xiào

话 huà

儿 ér