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玩笑

wán xiào · wan xiao

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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2 examples

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)认(rèn)为(wéi)那(nà)是(shì)个(gè)玩(wán)笑(xiào)，但(dàn)是(shì)没(méi)人(rén)笑(xiào)。

Tom meant it as a joke, but nobody laughed.

Tatoeba: Chinese by maxine · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

别(bié)把(bǎ)这(zhè)件(jiàn)事(shì)当(dāng)玩(wán)笑(xiào)，大(dà)家(jiā)都(dōu)很(hěn)认(rèn)真(zhēn)。

Don't treat this matter as a joke; everyone is very serious.

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