強顏歡笑 qiǎng yán huān xiào

to force oneself to smile; to pretend to look happy

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to force oneself to smile
  2. 2. to pretend to look happy

Characters

Character Meaning
強 qiǎng
strong; powerful; better
顏 yán
face; countenance; color
歡 huān
joyous; happy; pleased
笑 xiào HSK 2
smile; laugh; old variant of 笑xiào