笑而不語 xiào ér bù yǔ

to smile but say nothing

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to smile but say nothing

Characters

Character Meaning
笑 xiào HSK 2
smile; laugh; old variant of 笑xiào
而 ér HSK 3
and; but (not); (indicates contrast)
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
語 yǔ
language; speech; dialect