Meaning of xiào hua:
xiào hua
笑话
Noun
joke; jest (CL:個|个[ge4]); ridiculous; absurd
Tā jiǎng de xiàohuà ràng wǒmen dōu xiào le.
他讲的笑话让我们都笑了。
The joke he told made us all laugh.
Zhè ge xiàohuà zhēn hǎoxiào.
这个笑话真好笑。
This joke is really funny.
Verb
to laugh at; to mock
Tā xǐhuān jiǎng xiàohuà dòu wǒmen kāixīn.
他喜欢讲笑话逗我们开心。
He likes to tell jokes to make us happy.