调侃

調侃

tiáokǎn

verb HSK 7-9 #22,674

Meanings

HSK 4

她调侃说他是最懒的人。

Tā tiáokǎn shuō tā shì zuì lǎn de rén.

She joked that he was the laziest person.

HSK 7-9

朋友们经常调侃他的发型。

Péngyǒumen jīngcháng tiáokǎn tā de fàxíng.

Friends often tease him about his hairstyle.

usage

调侃 implies good-natured, humorous teasing. It is lighter than 嘲笑 (mock) or 讽刺 (satirize).

memory

调 (to adjust) + 侃 (to chat casually) = adjusting the mood through casual joking.

调 tiáo

侃 kǎn