冷笑 lěng xiào

to sneer; to laugh grimly

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 17719th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to sneer
  2. 2. to laugh grimly
  3. 3. bitter, grim, sarcastic or angry smile
  4. 4. grin of dissatisfaction (bitterness, helplessness, indignation etc)

Characters

Character Meaning
冷 lěng HSK 1
cold; surname Leng
笑 xiào HSK 2
smile; laugh; old variant of 笑xiào