Pronunciation
:
kāi wánxiào
Meaning
:
(verb) joke, play a joke
HSK
:
1
Pronunciation
:
kāi
Meaning
:
  1. (verb) open; open up; open out; come loose;
  2. (verb) begin; start
  3. (verb) start or operate (a machine, car, ship, plane); turn on (a light, radio, TV, etc.)
  4. (verb) start or run (a factory, school, store, etc.); set up
  5. (verb) hold (a meeting, exhibition, etc.)
Radical
:
Strokes
:
4
Traditional
:
Sentences:
他喜欢跟朋友开玩笑。
He likes to joke with his friends.

tā xǐ huān gēn péng yǒu kāi wán xiào。

:
he
喜欢
:
likes
:
with
朋友
:
friends
开玩笑
:
joke
别生气,我只是开玩笑。
Don’t be mad, I’m just joking.

bié shēng qì,wǒ zhǐ shì kāi wán xiào。

:
don’t
生气
:
get angry
:
I
只是
:
just
开玩笑
:
joking
你是在开玩笑吧?
Are you joking?

nǐ shì zài kāi wán xiào ba?

:
you
:
is
:
[indicating action in progress]
开玩笑
:
joking
:
[particle for assumption]
有些事情不能随便开玩笑。
Some things shouldn’t be joked about casually.

yǒu xiē shì qíng bù néng suí biàn kāi wán xiào。

有些
:
some
事情
:
things
不能
:
cannot
随便
:
casually
开玩笑
:
joke