笑 xiào

smile, laugh, giggle; snicker

HSK 2 #346

DEFINITIONS

  • smile, laugh, giggle
  • snicker
  • old variant of 笑[xiao4]
  • laugh
  • smile
  • CL:個|个[ge4]

STROKES

WORDS

笑容可掬 xiào róng kě jū smiling wholeheartedly (idiom); beaming from ear to ear
含笑 hán xiào to have a smile on one's face
嬉笑怒骂 xī xiào nù mà lit. laughs, jeers, anger and invective (idiom); fig. all kinds of emotions; to mock and scold; (of writing) freely roving; following the author's fancy
笑脸相迎 xiào liǎn xiāng yíng to welcome sb with a smiling face (idiom)
笑逐颜开 xiào zhú yán kāi smile spread across the face (idiom); beaming with pleasure; all smiles; joy written across one's face
见笑 jiàn xiào to mock; to be ridiculed; to incur ridicule through one's poor performance (humble)
讪笑 shàn xiào to ridicule; to mock
贻笑大方 yí xiào dà fāng to make a fool of oneself; to make oneself a laughing stock
狞笑 níng xiào to laugh nastily; evil grin
笑谈 xiào tán object of ridicule; laughingstock; to laugh over sth; to make light chat
哄笑 hōng xiào to roar with laughter; hoots of laughter; guffaw
哑然失笑 yǎ rán shī xiào to laugh involuntarily; Taiwan pr. [e4 ran2 shi1 xiao4]
失笑 shī xiào to laugh in spite of oneself; to be unable to help laughing; to break into laughter
暗笑 àn xiào laugh in (up) one's sleeve; snigger; snicker
笑吟吟 xiào yín yín smiling; with a smile
笑窝 xiào wō dimple
笑骂 xiào mà to deride; to mock; (jocularly) to heckle good-naturedly; to razz
笑貌 xiào mào smiling face
一笑了之 yī xiào liǎo zhī to laugh away (instead of taking seriously)
一顰一笑 yī pín yī xiào every frown and every smile
干笑 gān xiào to give a hollow laugh; to force a smile; forced laugh; CL:聲|声[sheng1]
乾笑 gān xiào to give a hollow laugh; to force a smile; forced laugh; CL:聲|声[sheng1]
五十步笑百步 wǔ shí bù xiào bǎi bù the one who has retreated 50 steps laughs at the one who has retreated 100 steps (idiom); the pot calls the kettle black
付之一笑 fù zhī yī xiào to dismiss sth with a laugh (idiom); to laugh it off
似笑非笑 sì xiào fēi xiào like a smile yet not a smile (idiom)
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