开玩笑
HSK 3.0 · Level 1HSK 2.0 · Level 4
开玩笑 (kāiwánxiào) · to joke
开玩笑 (kāiwánxiào) means “to joke”. It is written with 3 characters: 开 (to open) + 玩 (play) + 笑 (to smile). It is an HSK 1 word.
How 开玩笑 is built
The characters
Example sentences
我是开玩笑的。Wǒ shì kāiwánxiào de.I was joking.
你在开玩笑吗？Nǐ zài kāiwánxiào ma?Are you joking?
Questions about 开玩笑
What does 开玩笑 mean?
开玩笑 (kāiwánxiào) means “to joke”.
How do you pronounce 开玩笑?
开玩笑 is pronounced kāiwánxiào.
Which HSK level is 开玩笑?
开玩笑 is in HSK 3.0 · Level 1 and HSK 2.0 · Level 4.
Learn 开玩笑 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 · Group 45: 10 words with quick checks and spaced repeats.