滑稽 meaning in English

huájī

comical; funny; amusing (old pr. [gu3 ji1]); huaji, a form of comedy performance popular in Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang

HSK 7-9adjective27 strokes

Meaning of 滑稽

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

huájī
  1. comical; funny; amusing (old pr. [gu3 ji1])
  2. huaji, a form of comedy performance popular in Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang

滑稽 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

他tā有yǒu一yī口kǒu滑huá稽jī的de口kǒu音yīn。
He had a funny accent.
滑huá稽jī可kě笑xiào。
It was ridiculous.
真zhēn滑huá稽jī。
Ridiculous.

Stroke order for each character

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滑 huá · to slip · 12 strokes

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稽 jī · to examine · 15 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 滑稽.

滑雪huáxuěto ski; skiing
光滑guānghuáglossy; sleek; smooth
滑冰huábīngto skate; skating
滑梯huátī(children's) sliding board; a slide
滑板huábǎnskateboard
滑倒huádǎoto slip and fall; to lose one's footing and fall
无稽之谈wújīzhītán(idiom) complete nonsense
下滑xiàhuáto slide down (a slope etc); (fig.) to decline
滑行huáxíngto slide; to coast
滑头huátóucrafty; slippery
滑落huáluòto slip and fall; to slide down; to roll down; (fig.) (of sales, popularity etc) to declin
滑动huádòngto slide; sliding movement

Questions about 滑稽

What does 滑稽 mean?

滑稽 (huájī) means "comical; funny; amusing (old pr. [gu3 ji1]); huaji, a form of comedy performance popular in Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang" and is used as a adjective.

How do you write 滑稽?

滑稽 is made of 2 characters: 滑 (12 strokes), 稽 (15 strokes). That is 27 strokes in total.

Is 滑稽 an HSK word?

Yes. 滑稽 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.