开玩笑/開玩笑 kāi wán xiào — to play a joke

Meanings

1. 1

   to play a joke

   to play a joke; to make fun of; to joke

   verb

Character breakdown

• 开/開

  kāi (first tone, high and level)

  to open; to turn on, to switch on; to start, to begin; to drive (a vehicle); to hold (a meeting)

  4 strokesRadical 廾

Words containing 开

• 开/開kāi (first tone, high and level)to open
• 开始/開始kāishǐ (first tone, high and level)to begin, to start
• 离开/離開líkāi (second tone, rising)to leave, to depart from