强颜欢笑 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
强 qiǎng HSK 5
strong; powerful; better
颜 yán HSK 2
face; countenance; color
欢 huān HSK 1
joyous; happy; pleased
笑 xiào HSK 2
smile; laugh; old variant of 笑xiào