bryce1 Posted March 13, 2011 at 05:37 AM Report Posted March 13, 2011 at 05:37 AM Hello/大家好！ I am watching the TV show 手机, and came across the following sentence: "你为什么在电视上那么逗，在家里这么闷?" What does 逗 mean here? Does it mean "lively".. elicit laughter.. ? (is it the opposite of 闷/depressed?) Thank you in advance, 谢谢！ Quote
LucyxLucy Posted March 13, 2011 at 06:12 AM Report Posted March 13, 2011 at 06:12 AM 逗 generally means to make happy or laugh, 逗你开心，逗笑, but here, it is used as an adjective to mean funny, and 闷 wouldn't really mean depressed as much as quiet, not talkative, introverted etc. In this case the sentence means "why are you so funny/happy on tv but so quiet at home?" Quote
New Members sahala Posted March 13, 2011 at 04:59 PM New Members Report Posted March 13, 2011 at 04:59 PM when used to describe a person, 逗=funny/open/active/outgoing 闷=boring/hardly talks(speaks)/introverted Quote
blizzardhhj Posted March 14, 2011 at 09:23 AM Report Posted March 14, 2011 at 09:23 AM verb:make sth./sb. funny/happy adj.：funny Quote
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