Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
滑稽
huájī
Description
"滑稽"用来形容很好笑、让人觉得有趣的事情或样子。
"滑稽" is used to describe something very funny or amusing.
有时候它也可以说一个人的话或行为让人觉得可笑。
Sometimes it can also describe a person's words or actions as laughable.
Meanings
滑稽huájī
funny; comical; amusing
他的样子真滑稽，大家都笑了。
He looked so funny that everyone laughed.
滑稽huájī
absurd; ridiculous (in a laughable way)
这个理由太滑稽了，我不相信。
This reason is too ridiculous; I don't believe it.
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Notes
- Etymology
滑 (slippery) + 稽 (examine); originally described witty, quick-tongued talk.
- Nuance
滑稽 stresses something amusing or ridiculous; 幽默 means clever, intentional humor.
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