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笑话

xiào hua
HSK 2

English Meaning

joke; jest; to laugh at; to mock

Authentic Cinema Dialogue 3 CURATED EVIDENCE CLIPS
不好意思啊 林老师 让你们看笑话了
HSK 2 00:03
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💡 INTENT:

“Please excuse my child's poor behavior; I am thoroughly embarrassed.”

1. PREVIOUS

这孩子

“This child...”

“I'm sorry, Ms. Lin. Sorry you had to see that.”

3. NEXT

这孩子呀 越大越难养

“The older he gets, the harder he is to raise.”

《灿如繁星》 · school_and_education
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就是个玩笑话
HSK 2 00:01
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1. PREVIOUS

不过是回来 和彦瑛说白说白罢了

“I just came back to chatter with Yanying about it.”

2. TARGET TURN 就是个玩笑话

“It was just a joke.”

3. NEXT

何至于要发火 这样的玩笑 以后还是别开了

“Why do you get angry? Better not to make such jokes in the future.”

这不就说句玩笑话吗
HSK 3 00:01
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💡 INTENT:

“Don't take it so seriously, I was only joking.”

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承认啥啊

“Admit what?”

“I was just joking.”

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得亏你们不是官老爷

“It's a good thing you aren't judges.”

《冬去春来》 · daily_life
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