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cartoon, caricature
漫 画
man4hua4
Hu Siyu
Wang Chen
Li Xinzhou
funny, humorous
滑 稽
hua2ji
Feng Xie
Karen
You're so funny!
你 真 滑 稽 !
Ni3 zhen1 hua2ji!
Feng Xie
Lynn
Mal
goodwill, good feelings; without malice
善 意
shan4yi4
Da Di
Feng Xie
Austin
Stephan
harmlessly, kindly, jokingly
善 意 地
shan4yi4 de
Da Di
Feng Xie
Austin
Stephan
to crack a joke, to make fun
打 哈 哈
da3 ha1ha
Liu Yu Rong
Da Di
Maggy
joke
(usually used with kai1 开 as the verb)
玩 笑
wan2xiao4
Da Di
Feng Xie
Austin
Stephan
Take it easy, I'm joking around.
别 紧 张 , 我 是 闹 着 玩 儿 的 。
Bie2 jin3zhang1, wo3 shi4 nao4zhewan2r de.
Zhang Meng
Feng Xie
WT Zheng
Gu
Huang Jiali
Bai Jing
Karen
Dave
Jeremy
to kid, to tease, to play with
逗
dou4
Da Di
Feng Xie
Austin
Stephan
He's kidding you!
(see also 骗 pian4 for common usage)
他 在 逗 你 !
Ta1 zai4 dou4 ni3!
Da Di
Feng Xie
Liu Yu Rong
Austin
Stephan
to be deceiving in a non-harmful manner
善 意 地 欺 骗
shan4yi4 de qi1pian4
Da Di
Feng Xie
Liu Yu Rong
Austin
Stephan
probably, possibly, maybe
(listed in the order that they are normally used, they can be interch
可 能 、 也 许 、 大 概
ke3neng2 / ye3xu3 / da4gai4
Zhao He
Zhang Meng
Li Zhen
Mi Zhaoxi
Zhang Li
Feng Xi
Fred
He's teasing me.
(this is friendly teasing -- picking on someone with mutual humor)
他 和 我 开 玩 笑 。
Ta1 he2 wo3 kai1 wan2xiao4.
Zhang Xiuting
Wang Wenjing
Zhang Zhida
James
Maggy
I only said it to see your reaction.
(saying something as a joke (playfully) to get a reaction out of some
只 是 说 说 玩 儿 , 看 你 的 反 应 。
Zhi3 shi4 shuo1shuo1 wan2r, kan4 ni3 de fan3ying4
Da Di
Feng Xie
Liu Yu Rong
Austin
Stephan