Definition & Meaning

humor; humorous

Word usage

huī xié

诙 谐

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adj.humor; humorous
- jī zhì de huī xié
  机智的诙谐
  witty humour
- huī xié de shuō
  诙谐地说
  say with humour
- yī gè huī xié de gù shi
  一个诙谐的故事
  a humorous story
- zhè ge yǐng jù li huī xié xiào huà dào chù kě jiàn
  这个影剧里诙谐笑话到处可见。
  The screenplay is liberally sprinkled with jokes.
synonym
yōu mò幽默 fēng qù风趣
antonym
fá wèi乏味 wú wèi无味 kū sè枯涩

Word usage

Note
"诙谐" is different from "滑稽". "滑稽" means "ridiculous", and decribes images, words, actions, etc.; "诙谐" means humor, and generally describes language, which is written language.

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