逗哈哈

dòuhāhā

verb

Meanings

1 to crack a joke
2 to clown around
3 to fool around for laughs

Characters

to tease, amuse

(sound of laughter)

(sound of laughter)

Examples

他就爱跟同事逗哈哈。

Tā jiù ài gēn tóngshì dòu hāhā.

He just loves clowning around with his colleagues.

别跟孩子逗哈哈了，该睡觉了。

Bié gēn háizi dòu hāhā le, gāi shuìjiào le.

Stop fooling around with the kid — it's bedtime.

Tips

register

Colloquial and playful — picture two friends ribbing each other for laughs. The reduplicated 哈哈 (laughter) telegraphs the lightness; not used in formal writing.

Stroke Order

逗 dòu

哈 hā