noun🔗Share笑话，玩笑。 An amusing story."My brother told a funny joke about a clumsy student in class. "我弟弟讲了一个关于班里一个笨手笨脚的学生的有趣笑话。entertainmentstorycommunicationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share笑话，玩笑 Something said or done for amusement, not in seriousness."It was a joke!"这只是个玩笑！entertainmentcommunicationlanguageessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share笑柄，玩笑，笑话 The root cause or main issue, especially an unexpected one"The joke of the entire family vacation was Grandma's sudden announcement that she'd forgotten her walking cane. "整个家庭旅行最让人哭笑不得的是，奶奶突然宣布她忘了带拐杖。entertainmentstoryessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share笑柄， 玩笑， 幌子 A laughably worthless thing or person; a sham."The president was a joke."那位总统简直是个笑柄。entertainmentcharacterlanguageessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share开玩笑，说笑 To do or say something for amusement rather than seriously."I didn’t mean what I said — I was only joking."我刚才说的话不是认真的，只是开玩笑而已。entertainmentcommunicationlanguageessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share开玩笑，戏弄。 (intransitive, followed by with) To dupe in a friendly manner for amusement; to mess with, play with."My brother likes to joke with me about my bad luck at the school lottery. "我哥哥喜欢拿我在学校彩票中手气不好这件事开我的玩笑。entertainmentcommunicationlanguageactioncharacterhumanessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share开玩笑，嘲弄 To make merry with; to make jokes upon; to rally."to joke a comrade"拿同志开玩笑 (Ná tóngzhì kāi wánxiào)entertainmentcommunicationlanguageessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
