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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 玩笑

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
玩笑 wán xiào - to joke
- joke
- jest

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 656 8,164 5,389

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
wán- to play
- to have fun
- to trifle with
- toy
- sth used for amusement
- curio or antique (Taiwan pr. [wan4])
- to keep sth for entertainment
wán- variant of 玩[wan2]
- Taiwan pr. [wan4]
xiào- to laugh; to smile
- to laugh at
xiào- old variant of 笑[xiao4]

Other Words Containing 玩笑

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
玩笑 - - 656 8,164 5,389
开玩笑 4 1 1,209 6,553 5,101