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Chinese · B2 · Unit 19

Humour

幽默

By the end you can

Words and phrases

ChineseMeaningExample
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.