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title: "Haoxiao Meaning: 好笑 (hǎoxiào) Means “funny”"
description: "好笑 (hǎoxiào) means “funny; laughable”. Hear its tones, see what 好 and 笑 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/haoxiao"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 好笑 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

好笑 hǎoxiào

## funny; laughable

## Its characters

1. 好 hǎo good
2. 笑 xiào to laugh

## In a sentence

他讲的笑话真好笑。 The joke he told was really funny.

很多人看了以后又**好笑**又佩服，把这样的学生叫作“卷王”。

From [“内卷”是什么意思？ · What does 内卷 (involution) mean?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/what-does-neijuan-involution-mean#library-word-68-70)

[More about 好笑](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%A5%BD%E7%AC%91)

## More words with 好 or 笑

- [爱好 àihào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/aihao)
- [不好意思 bùhǎoyìsi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/buhaoyisi)
- [嘲笑 cháoxiào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chaoxiao)
- [刚好 gānghǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ganghao)
- [好吧 hǎoba](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/haoba)
- [好比 hǎobǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/haobi)
- [好吃 hǎochī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/haochi)
- [好处 hǎochu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/haochu)
- [好多 hǎoduō](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/haoduo)
- [好感 hǎogǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/haogan)

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