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可笑

可笑 (kě xiào): Ridiculous / laughable (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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2.

Character Breakdown

可笑 consists of 2 characters.

can, may; to approve, to permit

to laugh; smile

Word Info

Pinyinkě xiào

MeaningRidiculous / laughable

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

SyntaxAdjective

Word可笑

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3.

How to Use 可笑 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 可笑 with other words naturally.

Verb + Objectwith觉得

jué觉

de得

kě可

xiào笑

neutral

find ridiculous

Adverb + Adjectivewith非常

fēi非

cháng常

kě可

xiào笑

Adjective + Nounwith想法

kě可

xiào笑

de的

xiǎng想

fǎ法

Adjective + Complementwith至极

kě可

xiào笑

zhì至

jí极

4.

Example Sentences with 可笑

tā他

de的

yàng样

zi子

hěn很

kě可

xiào笑

neutral

very ridiculous

neutral

ridiculous idea

formal

Written

utterly ridiculous

。

His appearance is very funny.

tā他

tí提

chū出

de的

jiě解

jué决

fāng方

àn案

jiǎn简

zhí直

kě可

xiào笑

，

wán完

quán全

hū忽

lüè略

le了

xiàn现

shí实

yuē约

shù束

。

The solution he proposed is simply ridiculous, completely ignoring real-world constraints.

nǐ你

bù不

jué觉

de得

zhè这

zhǒng种

zì自

xiāng相

máo矛

dùn盾

de的

shuō说

fǎ法

hěn很

kě可

xiào笑

ma吗

？

Don't you think this self-contradictory statement is quite laughable?

zhè这

ge个

xiào笑

huà话

zhēn真

kě可

xiào笑

，

ràng让

wǒ我

xiào笑

le了

hǎo好

jiǔ久

。

This joke is really funny; it made me laugh for a long time.

zhè这

bìng并

fēi非

kě可

xiào笑

de的

xiǎng想

fǎ法

，

ér而

shì是

xū需

yào要

yán严

sù肃

duì对

dài待

de的

chuàng创

xīn新

tí提

àn案

。

This is not a ridiculous idea, but an innovative proposal that requires serious consideration.

tā他

zuó昨

tiān天

hái还

zài在

pī批

píng评

làng浪

fèi费

，

jīn今

tiān天

què却

dà大

sì肆

huī挥

huò霍

，

zhēn真

shì是

kě可

xiào笑

。

He was criticizing wastefulness yesterday, but today he's splurging extravagantly—how ridiculous.

tā他

yǐ以

wéi为

zì自

jǐ己

hěn很

cōng聪

míng明

，

què却

zuò做

chū出

le了

rú如

cǐ此

kě可

xiào笑

de的

cuò错

wù误

。

He thought he was very smart, but he made such a ridiculous mistake.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

tā他

de的

jiàn建

yì议

tīng听

qǐ起

lái来

kě可

xiào笑

，

dàn但

jīng经

guò过

zǐ仔

xì细

fēn分

xī析

hòu后

，

wǒ我

men们

fā发

xiàn现

qí其

zhōng中

yùn蕴

hán含

shēn深

yì意

。

Although his suggestion sounds laughable, after careful analysis, we found profound meaning within it.

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Words with 可

可以kě yǐHSK 2
可能kě néngHSK 2
可爱kě àiHSK 3
可怜kě liánHSK 4
可惜kě xīHSK 4
可是kě shìHSK 4
可怕kě pàHSK 5
可见kě jiànHSK 5

Words with 笑

好笑hǎo xiàoHSK 4
笑话xiào huàHSK 4
开玩笑kāi wán xiàoHSK 4
微笑wēi xiàoHSK 5
嘲笑cháo xiàoHSK 6
笑容xiào róngHSK 6
讥笑jī xiàoHSK 6
取笑

qǔ xiào

HSK 7-9