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滑稽
huájī
Main
English Definitioncomical; funny; amusing; old pr. [gu3 ji1]; huaji, a form of comedy performance popular in Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang
Simplified Script滑稽
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinhuájī
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄐㄧ
Cantonese (Jyutping)waat6kai1
Part of Speech(形) adjective
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=7
Word Decomposition
滑huáto slip; to slide; smooth; slippery; cunning; (Chinese surname)
稽jīto inspect; to check; (Chinese surname)

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Words With Same Head Word    
滑雪huáxuěto ski; skiing
滑坡huápōrockslide; landslip; landslide; mudslide; fig. slump; downturn; to decline
滑冰huábīngto skate; skating
滑动huádòngto slide; sliding movement
滑行huáxíngto slide; to coast; to glide; (of an aircraft) to taxi
Words With Same Tail Word    
无稽wújīnonsense
滑天下之大稽huá tiānxià zhī dà jīto be the most ridiculous thing in the world (idiom)
荒诞无稽huāngdàn wújīridiculous; unbelievable; absurd
荒唐无稽huāngtáng wújīpreposterous
钩稽gōujīvariant of 鉤稽
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