Chinese word

搞笑

Pronunciation

Pinyingǎo xiào

Meaning

  • adjectivefunny

Example

我喜欢那部搞笑的电影。wǒ xǐ huān nà bù gǎo xiào de diàn yǐng

I like that funny movie.

Illustration for 搞笑 (funny)

More examples

他在舞台上做了很多搞笑的动作。tā zài wǔ tái shàng zuò le hěn duō gǎo xiào de dòng zuò

He performed many funny gestures on stage.

Core concept

A comic quality that makes a situation or performance amusing rather than serious.

Common phrases

  • 搞笑的演员gǎo xiào de yǎn yuán

    comic actor

  • 搞笑的桥段gǎo xiào de qiáo duàn

    funny bit

  • 有点搞笑yóu diǎn gǎo xiào

    kind of funny

Similar words

幽默yōu mò: Gently funny because of clever words, ideas, or behavior.
有趣yǒu qù: Fun and interesting enough to hold people's attention.

Definition in Chinese

具有引人发笑的性质或能使人觉得好笑，也常用于口语中作形容词或动词。jù yǒu yǐn rén fā xiào de xìng zhì huò néng shǐ rén jué de hǎo xiào yě cháng yòng yú kóu yǔ zhōng zuò xíng róng cí huò dòng cí

Word origin

搞 (gǎo, "do or make") + 笑 (xiào, "laugh") gives the word its basic idea of producing laughter through an action or creation.

Usage tips

  • The word appears frequently in online comments and spoken reactions, so recognizing it helps identify a relaxed tone rather than a formal description of comedy.

Other meanings

  • comicaladjective

Opposites

Related words

  • 搞笑节目gǎo xiào jié mùcomedy programnoun
  • 搞笑效果gǎo xiào xiào guǒcomic effectnoun

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