Dialogue:
A：Wǒ xǐ huān nǐ
我喜欢你。
I have a crush on you.
B: Nǐ zài kāi wán xiào ba
你在开玩笑吧？
Are you kidding?
A：Wǒ shuō zhēn de.
我说真的。
I’m serious.
Language tips: Different kinds of smiles in Chinese
微笑（wēi xiào）：smile
tián mì de wēi xiào
甜蜜的微笑
a sweet smile
皮笑肉不笑（pí xiào ròu bù xiào）：force oneself to smile
冷笑（lěng xiào）：sneer
sī nèi pǔ jiào shòu de liǎn shàng lüè guò yī sī dé yì de lěng xiào
斯内普教授的脸上掠过一丝得意的冷笑。
A faint sneer of satisfaction crossed Snape’s face.
假笑（jiǎ xiào）：plastic smile
捧腹大笑（pěng fù dà xiào）：belly laugh
tā men pěng fù dà xiào，zhí bù qǐ shēn lái
他们捧腹大笑，直不起身来。
They laugh so hard that they double up with laughter.
搞笑（gǎo xiào）：funny
dì èr mù lǐ yǒu wǒ kàn guò de zuì gǎo xiào de chǎng miàn zhī yī
第二幕里有我看过的最搞笑的场面之一。
Act II contained one of the funniest scenes I have ever witnessed.
可笑（kě xiào）：ridiculous; funny
huá jī kě xiào de gù shì
滑稽可笑的故事
funny story
笑点（xiào diǎn）：laughing point; punchline; haha point
rú guǒ wǒ men shuō mǒu rén de xiào diǎn hěn dī，nà jiù shì shuō zhè gè rén hěn róng yì bèi dòu lè
如果我们说某人的笑点很低，那就是说这个人很容易被逗乐。
If we say someone has a quite low haha point, it means he can be very easily amused.
笑话（xiào huà）：joke
tā jiǎng le yī gè xiào huà shǐ jù huì huó yuè qǐ lái
他讲了一个笑话使聚会活跃起来。
He livened up the party by telling a joke.
开玩笑：play a joke [prank] on
tā jīng bù qǐ kāi wán xiào
他经不起开玩笑。
He can't take a joke.
Song：飞儿乐团《你的微笑》 Your Smile F.I.R
Source: ChinaPlus
Editor: Jade
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