其实一般来说“活宝”这个词是没有offensive的意思的。活宝 : huó bǎo 释义:指可笑的人或滑稽的人(原含贬义)。 更多时候是褒用,指比较活跃、搞怪的人，多多少少有一些疼爱的意思。 一般来说是大人说孩子时用的词。比如only fools and horses中有一集，Damien向游泳池里撒尿，Rodney就可以和Del说：“你家的活宝向游泳池里撒尿呢。” 当然也不排除用在比较好的朋友间或其他情况。

Sometimes, we think someone is a funny guy because of who did something intresting. You may discribe that he is a 活宝！！It's not a disrespect word, so don't worry about it. There is another aggressive word "笑话".When you use "笑话" to discribe a guy, which means you don't like this guy at the same time. To sum up, He is a 活宝＝> no disrespect, to use to discribe some one behave funny. He is a 笑话＝>paying no resprect, to sue to discribe some one as a joke. ex: John 好搞笑,他真是个活宝！！大家都很喜欢他. like him. ex: John 好可笑,他真是个笑话！！大家都很讨厌他. dislike him.

similar as "jorker"

Not offensive at all , it means you are funny, you alway make others laugh, you entertain us . It is a compliment,, positive word

If you call a young man/boy 活宝, that's saying they are funny and make people very happy. So, that is a good complement for them. But, if you call a female of any age or a middle aged/old man 活宝，that is very offensive, and they will be angry the moment they hair that. In short, 活宝 is mainly used by a young man plays jokes with another closed young man friend. That is a man--to-man word. Young lady do not always use this word much.