Humour
幽默
By the end you can
- Tell a funny story well
- Explain why something is funny
- Understand irony
Words and phrases
| Chinese | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 幽默 | (yōumò) humorous; humour | 他说话特别幽默。 |
| 开玩笑 | (kāi wánxiào) joke, kid | 别当真,我跟你开玩笑呢。 |
| 笑点 | (xiàodiǎn) the funny bit, punchline (笑点低: laughs easily) | 这个笑话的笑点在哪儿? |
| 冷笑话 | (lěng xiàohua) groan-worthy joke (lit. cold joke) | 他最爱讲冷笑话。 |
| 谐音 | (xiéyīn) a pun on similar sounds (very common in Chinese jokes) | 这个笑话靠的是谐音,翻译成英语就不好笑了。 |
| 梗 | (gěng) running joke, reference, meme | 这个梗是从一部老电视剧来的。 |
| 逗 | (dòu) funny (informal) | 你这人太逗了! |
| 反话 | (fǎnhuà) saying the opposite of what you mean, irony | 他说“你可真行”,其实是反话。 |
| 讽刺 | (fěngcì) satirise, mock; satire | 这部电影讽刺了职场里的形式主义。 |
| 哭笑不得 | (kū xiào bù dé) not know whether to laugh or cry | 他的回答让我哭笑不得。 |
| 自嘲 | (zìcháo) laugh at yourself | 他很会自嘲,大家都喜欢他。 |
| 相声 | (xiàngsheng) crosstalk (a comic double act) | 我爸最爱听郭德纲的相声。 |
Then talk it through
Explaining a joke that a friend from China didn't get. In the app you have this conversation out loud or typed, with the unit's goals to tick off and corrections at the end.