Characters
- 开 (開): to open (transitive or intransitive); (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start; to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run; to boil; to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc); (directional complement) away; off; carat (gold); abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文|开尔文[Kai1 er3 wen2]; abbr. for 開本|开本[kai1 ben3], book format
- 玩 (玩): to play; to have fun; to trifle with; toy; sth used for amusement; curio or antique (Taiwan pr. [wan4]); to keep sth for entertainment
- 笑 (咲): old variant of 笑[xiao4]
Resources
- Wiktionary: 开玩笑
- MDBG: 开玩笑
- Examples with 开玩笑 on Tatoeba
Examples
我开玩笑。
新酷一族派对在茶吧里开，四个人边吹牛，边打扑克开玩笑，过把瘾就散。
“母亲是美国人，父亲是维族。” “是真的吗？” “不！开玩笑的！”
我跟你开玩笑呢。
您觉得我是在开玩笑吗？