开玩笑kāi wán xiào
joke

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Character Breakdown

开玩笑 consists of 3 characters.

How to Use 开玩笑 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 开玩笑 with other words naturally.
Verb + Objectwith喜欢
huān
kāi
wán
xiào
neutral
like to joke
Verb + Complementwith
kāi
wán
xiào
shuō
neutral
say jokingly
Verb + Measure Word + Objectwith
kāi
wán
xiào
neutral
make a joke
Adverb + Verbwith
bié
kāi
wán
xiào
informalSpoken
don't joke

Example Sentences with 开玩笑

huān
kāi
wán
xiào
He likes to joke.
zài
zhèng
shì
huì
shàng
kāi
wán
xiào
néng
huì
xiǎn
de
gòu
zhuān
Making jokes at a formal meeting might appear unprofessional.
gāng
cái
shuō
de
huà
shì
zài
kāi
wán
xiào
hái
shì
rèn
zhēn
de
Were you joking or serious about what you just said?
bié
dān
xīn
zhǐ
shì
zài
kāi
wán
xiào
Don't worry, I'm just joking.
bìng
shì
zài
kāi
wán
xiào
ér
shì
zhēn
xīn
xiǎng
bāng
zhù
He is not joking; he genuinely wants to help you.
suī
rán
men
guān
hěn
hǎo
dàn
yǒu
xiē
huà
shì
kāi
wán
xiào
Although we have a good relationship, some topics are not suitable for joking about.
kāi
wán
xiào
shuō
guǒ
míng
tiān
xià
men
jiù
gōng
yuán
cān
He joked that if it doesn't rain tomorrow, we'll go for a picnic in the park.
zǒng
ài
kāi
wán
xiào
ràng
bàn
gōng
shì
de
fēn
qīng
sōng
le
shǎo
He always likes to joke around, which has lightened the atmosphere in the office considerably.