# 笑话 (xiàohua)

In Mandarin Chinese, 笑话 (xiàohua) means “joke; to laugh at”. It is part of the HSK 2 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: joke; to laugh at
- Pinyin: xiàohua (xiao4 hua5)
- Traditional: 笑話
- HSK 3.0 · Level 2
- HSK 2.0 · Level 4

## Examples

- 他很喜欢给大家讲笑话。
  Tā hěn xǐhuan gěi dàjiā jiǎng xiàohua.
  He likes telling jokes to everyone.

## Characters

- [笑](https://hanziro.com/word/xiao-laugh/) (xiào): to laugh; to smile
- [话](https://hanziro.com/word/hua-spoken-words/) (huà): spoken words; speech

https://hanziro.com/word/xiao-hua-joke/

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