# 笑话儿 (xiàohuar)

In Mandarin Chinese, 笑话儿 (xiàohuar) means “joke; laughingstock”. It is part of the HSK 2 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: joke; laughingstock
- Pinyin: xiàohuar (xiao4 hua5 r5)
- Traditional: 笑話兒
- HSK 3.0 · Level 2

## Examples

- 他喜欢讲笑话儿。
  Tā xǐhuan jiǎng xiàohuar.
  He likes to tell jokes.

## 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
- 儿 (ér): child; son

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

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