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搞笑 (gǎo xiào): Be funny / Comedy (Verb, Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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2.

Character Breakdown

搞笑 consists of 2 characters.

to make/do; carry on; be engaged in

to laugh; smile

Word Info

Pinyingǎo xiào

MeaningBe funny / Comedy

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb, Adjective

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3.

How to Use 搞笑 in Sentences

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

Adverb + Adjectivewith非常

fēi非

cháng常

gǎo搞

xiào笑

neutral

very funny

Adverb + Verbwith故意

gù故

yì意

gǎo搞

xiào笑

Adjective + Noun

gǎo搞

xiào笑

shì视

pín频

neutral

funny video

Adjective + Complementwith很

gǎo搞

xiào笑

de得

hěn很

4.

Example Sentences with 搞笑

zhè这

ge个

xiào笑

huà话

hěn很

gǎo搞

xiào笑

neutral

deliberately act funny

gǎo搞

xiào笑

yì艺

rén人

formal

comedian

informal

Spoken

extremely funny

。

This joke is very funny.

tā他

zǒng总

ài爱

zài在

jù聚

huì会

shàng上

jiǎng讲

xiē些

gǎo搞

xiào笑

de的

gù故

shi事

。

He always likes to tell some funny stories at gatherings.

tā他

shì试

tú图

yòng用

gǎo搞

xiào笑

de的

fāng方

shì式

huǎn缓

jiě解

huì会

yì议

zhōng中

de的

jǐn紧

zhāng张

qì气

fēn氛

。

He tried to ease the tension in the meeting with a funny approach.

nǐ你

jué觉

de得

zhè这

ge个

tuō脱

kǒu口

xiù秀

yǎn演

yuán员

de的

biǎo表

yǎn演

zú足

gòu够

gǎo搞

xiào笑

ma吗

？

Do you think this stand-up comedian's performance is funny enough?

tā他

jiǎng讲

de的

gù故

shì事

zǒng总

shì是

hěn很

gǎo搞

xiào笑

，

ràng让

wǒ我

men们

dōu都

xiào笑

gè个

bù不

tíng停

。

The stories he tells are always hilarious, making us laugh non-stop.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

tā他

nǔ努

lì力

mó模

fǎng仿

，

dàn但

nà那

duàn段

mó模

fǎng仿

xiù秀

yì一

diǎn点

yě也

bù不

gǎo搞

xiào笑

。

Despite his efforts to imitate, that imitation show was not funny at all.

zhè这

gè个

guǎng广

gào告

jì既

chuàng创

yì意

shí十

zú足

yòu又

shí十

fēn分

gǎo搞

xiào笑

，

xùn迅

sù速

zài在

shè社

jiāo交

méi媒

tǐ体

shàng上

zǒu走

hóng红

。

This advertisement is both highly creative and very funny, quickly going viral on social media.

zhè这

bù部

diàn电

yǐng影

de的

gǎo搞

xiào笑

qíng情

jié节

shè设

jì计

dé得

qià恰

dào到

hǎo好

chù处

，

jì既

yōu幽

mò默

yòu又

bù不

dī低

sú俗

。

The comedic scenes in this movie are perfectly designed, being humorous without being vulgar.

zhōu周

mò末

wǒ我

men们

cháng常

kàn看

xiē些

gǎo搞

xiào笑

de的

zōng综

yì艺

jié节

mù目

lái来

fàng放

sōng松

xīn心

qíng情

。

On weekends, we often watch some funny variety shows to relax.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 搞笑.

Words with 搞

搞鬼gǎo guǐHSK 7-9
搞好gǎo hǎo

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 xiàoHSK 7-9