开玩笑 (kāi wánxiào) To Make a Joke (Intermediate)

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开玩笑 (kāi wánxiào) To Make a Joke (Intermediate)  

The character “开 (kāi)” literally means to open but here means to make; “玩

(wán)” means to play and “笑 (xiào)” means laugh or smile.

Example:

A: Gēmenr, wàimiàn yǒu gè měinǚ zhǎo nǐ ne! 哥们儿，外面有个美女找你呢！ Brother, there is a beautiful girl looking for you outside!…