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开玩笑

kāi wán xiào
HSK 1

English Meaning

to play a joke; to make fun of; to joke

Authentic Cinema Dialogue 3 CURATED EVIDENCE CLIPS
她妈妈也能跟我们开开玩笑了
HSK 2 00:01
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1. PREVIOUS

那个李长宁 她这两天的状况也好多了

“Li Changning's condition has become much better these days.”

“Her mother even jokes with us now.”

3. NEXT

是吗

“Really?”

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我的乖乖 这都啥时候了 你还有心情在这儿开玩笑
HSK 4 00:03
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💡 INTENT:

“Good grief! Things are on fire right now, take this seriously instead of joking around!”

1. PREVIOUS

那万一真不是他干的 咋了 你给我把柜子吃喽啊

“Don't swear oaths carelessly. What if it really wasn't done by him? Are you really going to eat cabinets?”

“My goodness, you still have the mood to joke around here?”

3. NEXT

你知不知道 舆论会对你造成多大的影响

“Do you know how much impact public opinion will have on you?”

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你在开玩笑吗
HSK 4 00:01
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💡 INTENT:

“There is no way you can be serious about this absurd demand.”

1. PREVIOUS

等等等等

“Wait, wait, wait.”

2. TARGET TURN 你在开玩笑吗

“Are you joking?”

3. NEXT

佐佐木

“Sasaki.”

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