joking
US
UK joking n: (telling jokes)
SC 戏谑 xì xuè
SC 开玩笑 xì xuè，kāi wán xiào
TC 開玩笑
TC 開玩笑
Joking is a way for some people to deal with confrontation.
joking adj: (in humor, jest)
SC 幽默的 yōu mò de
SC 开玩笑的 yōu mò de ，kāi wán xiào de
TC 開玩笑的
TC 開玩笑的
Sarah made a joking comment about her weight, but no one thought it was funny.
joke n: (funny comment)
SC 玩笑 wán xiào
He kept making funny jokes about the people there.
他总是拿那些人开玩笑。
joke n: (amusing story)
SC 笑话 xiào huà
TC 笑話
TC 笑話
SC 滑稽故事 xiào huà，huá jī gù shì
He told a joke about a priest, a rabbi and an imam.
他讲了一个关于牧师、拉比和伊玛目的笑话。
joke vi: (tell or make jokes)
SC 讲笑话 jiǎng xiào huà
TC 講笑話
TC 講笑話
We were joking all night.
我们一整晚都在讲笑话。
joke n: (prank)
SC 玩笑 wán xiào
SC 恶作剧 wán xiào，è zuò jù
TC 惡作劇
TC 惡作劇
He played a joke on the unsuspecting actress.
他和毫无防备的女演员开了个玩笑。
joke n: figurative, informal (laughingstock) (比喻，非正式用语)
SC 笑柄，笑料，被嘲笑的人 xiào bǐng，xiào liào，bèi cháo xiào de rén
That stupid guy is the biggest joke around!
那个蠢货是这一片最大的笑话。
joke n: figurative, informal ([sth] ridiculous) (比喻，非正式用语)
SC 可笑的事（物） kě xiào de shì wù
His violin playing is a sad joke.
他的小提琴拉得就是个可悲的笑话。
joke n: figurative, informal ([sth] trivial) (比喻，非正式用语)
SC 稀松平常的事，普通的事 xī sōng píng cháng de shì，pǔ tōng de shì
War is no joke.
战争可不是小事。
joke around vi phrasal: informal (speak lightheartedly)
SC 开玩笑 kāi wán xiào
TC 開玩笑
TC 開玩笑
joking aside, joking apart expr: (seriously)
SC 严肃地说
SC 不开玩笑
SC 言归正传 yán guī zhèng zhuàn
You're joking! interj: informal (expressing disbelief) (表示不敢相信)
SC 你是在开玩笑吧！