逗哏

dòugén
noun #58,577

Meanings

  1. 1 funny man (lead role in two-person crosstalk)
  2. 2 to crack jokes; to play the fool

Examples

HSK 3
Tā píngshí shuōhuà jiù ài dòugén, dàjiā dōu xǐhuan gēn tā liáotiān.
He loves cracking jokes even in everyday conversation, so everyone enjoys chatting with him.
HSK 7-9
Dòugén de yǎnyuán fùzé dǒu bāofu, bǎ guānzhòng dòuxiào.
The funny man delivers the punchlines and makes the audience laugh.

Tips

usage
In crosstalk slang a punchline is a 包袱 'bundle', and delivering it is 抖包袱 'shaking out the bundle'. That is the job of the 逗哏, while the 捧哏 sets the jokes up.

Stroke Order

逗 dòu
哏 gén