Meaning of 哈哈
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- (onom.) laughing out loud
How to use 哈哈
哈哈 (hāhā) imitates loud, happy laughter in speech and especially in texting and comments. People often stretch it to 哈哈哈 or longer to show something is really funny. Example: 哈哈，你太有意思了。(Hāhā, nǐ tài yǒu yìsi le.) Haha, you are so funny.
哈 has the mouth radical 口 on the left, so think of a mouth wide open. Write it twice, 哈哈 (hāhā), and you hear a big laugh coming out of that mouth.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes give 哈 a third or fourth tone. In 哈哈 both syllables are first tone, hāhā, high and level. Also do not confuse 哈 with 恰 (qià), which has the heart radical 忄 instead of the mouth 口.
哈哈 in example sentences
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Related words
Words that share a character with 哈哈.
Questions about 哈哈
What does 哈哈 mean?
哈哈 (hāhā) means "(onom.) laughing out loud" and is used as a phonetic.
How do you write 哈哈?
哈哈 is made of 2 characters: 哈 (9 strokes), 哈 (9 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.
Is 哈哈 an HSK word?
Yes. 哈哈 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
Is 哈哈 the same as 呵呵 in online chat?
Not quite. 哈哈 (hāhā) usually shows real amusement. 呵呵 (hēhē) can sound polite, awkward, or even sarcastic in chat, so many people avoid it with friends.
Does 哈 appear in words that have nothing to do with laughing?
Yes. 哈 is often used for its sound in loanwords, such as 哈罗 (hāluó) hello, 哈尼 (Hāní) honey, and 嘻哈 (xīhā) hip-hop. In these words it only spells out a sound and carries no meaning of laughter.