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滑稽

huá jī

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

滑稽 (huá jī) means "comical; funny; amusing (old pr. [gǔ jī]); huaji, a form of comedy performance popular in Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 滑稽 means

1. comical; funny; amusing (old pr. gǔ jī)
2. huaji, a form of comedy performance popular in Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang

The characters in 滑稽

• 滑huáto slip; to slide; slippery; smooth; sly; slippery; not to be trusted
• 稽jī(bound form) to examine; to check (against records); (literary) to delay; to linger…

Example sentences

• 真滑稽。
  Ridiculous.
• 滑稽可笑。
  It was ridiculous.

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