似笑非笑 sì xiào fēi xiào

like a smile yet not a smile (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. like a smile yet not a smile (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
似 sì HSK 5
see 似的shì de; to seem; to appear
笑 xiào HSK 2
smile; laugh; old variant of 笑xiào
非 fēi HSK 2
not; to not be; non-
笑 xiào HSK 2
smile; laugh; old variant of 笑xiào