Pinyin

Definition

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  1. to inspect
  2. to check
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  1. surname Ji
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  1. to bow to the ground

Character Decomposition

Related Words (8)

huá jī
  1. 1 comical
  2. 2 funny
  3. 3 amusing
  4. 4 old pr. [gǔ jī]
  5. 5 huaji, a form of comedy performance popular in Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang
wú jī zhī tán
  1. 1 complete nonsense (idiom)
jī chá
  1. 1 inspection
huá tiān xià zhī dà jī
  1. 1 to be the most ridiculous thing in the world (idiom)
wú jī
  1. 1 nonsense

Idioms (3)

滑天下之大稽
huá tiān xià zhī dà jī
  1. 1 to be the most ridiculous thing in the world (idiom)
无稽之谈
wú jī zhī tán
  1. 1 complete nonsense (idiom)
稽古振今
jī gǔ zhèn jīn
  1. 1 studying the old to promote the new (idiom)

Sample Sentences

听起来像是无稽之谈,你是哪儿听来的?
tīng qǐlai xiàng shì wújīzhītán ,nǐ shì nǎr tīnglái de ?
It sounds like nonsense, where did you hear that?
哈哈哈,这小猴子真听话。你看它那表情和动作,好滑稽!
hā hā hā ,zhè xiǎo hóuzi zhēn tīnghuà 。nǐ kàn tā nà biǎoqíng hé dòngzuò ,hǎo huáji !
Haha. This little monkey is very obedient. Look at his expressions and his movements. They're so funny!
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滑稽不滑稽?马路又不是你的。自己水平臭还怪起别人来了?不会开就不要出来丢人。
huáji bù huáji ?mǎlù yòu bù shì nǐ de 。zìjǐ shuǐpíng chòu hái guài qǐ biérén lái le ?bùhuì kāi jiù bùyào chūlai diūrén 。
Isn't that hilarious? You don't own the road. Your own skills suck, and you start blaming other people? If you can't drive then you shouldn't come out and embarrass yourself.
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也挺像一支牙膏的,太滑稽了!
yě tǐng xiàng yī zhī yágāo de ,tài huáji le !
It also looks quite like a tube of toothpaste. What a riot!
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Yeah. I've also seen a lot of Chaplin's movies. The things they talk about all occur in people's daily lives, but the way he portrays them in a funny and exaggerated way give them a special comedic effect. He's even able to make un-funny things hilarious. But after laughing, you always feel a bit bittersweet, and full of sympathy for the oppressed and mistreated. His ``Tramp" has already become a classic.