逗笑

dòuxiào

verb #31,810

Meanings

1 to amuse
2 to make (someone) laugh
3 to crack up
4 amusing / funny

Characters

to tease / play with / entice

to laugh / smile

Examples

HSK 3

他总爱逗笑大家。

Tā zǒng ài dòuxiào dàjiā.

He always loves to make everyone laugh.

HSK 7-9

这个小丑把孩子们都逗笑了。

Zhège xiǎochǒu bǎ háizi men dōu dòuxiào le.

This clown made all the children crack up.

Tips

usage

逗 (to tease / play with) + 笑 (to laugh) emphasizes deliberately provoking laughter. Compare 好笑 (hǎoxiào, 'funny / laughable' - describes the thing) with 逗笑 (describes the act of making someone laugh).

Stroke Order

逗 dòu

笑 xiào