笑话

• 拼音: xiào hua
• 汉字拆解: 笑 = 竹 (bamboo) + 夭 (young/tender); 话 = 讠(speech) + 舌 (tongue)

含义

To laugh at; to ridicule. To make fun of someone or find something laughable.

When used as a verb, 笑话 means to mock or laugh at someone, often implying mild ridicule. It differs from the noun form 笑话儿 (joke/funny story). Commonly used with 别 (don't): 别笑话我 (don't laugh at me). Can also mean to look down on someone's mistakes.

例句

1. 请不要笑话我的中文。
2. 他总是笑话别人。
3. 大家都笑话他穿错了衣服。

用法指南

语境: teasing, social situations, everyday

语气: informal

正确说法

• 别笑话我，我还在学。(Don't laugh at me, I'm still learning.)
• 你不要笑话他了。(Stop making fun of him.)

错误说法

• 把笑话当名词用而不加儿 (When meaning 'joke' as a noun, use 笑话儿 in spoken Chinese — plain 笑话 as a standalone noun can sound like the verb 'to laugh at')

起源与历史

笑 (xiào, to laugh) + 话 (huà, speech/words). As a verb, literally 'to laugh-talk about someone' — to ridicule through laughter.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal