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

他总爱逗笑大家。

Tā zǒng ài dòuxiào dàjiā.

He always loves to make everyone laugh.

这个小丑把孩子们都逗笑了。

Zhège xiǎochǒu bǎ háizimen dōu dòuxiàole.

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