哄堂大笑

hōng táng dà xiào

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Rare

Definitions

1. the whole room roaring with laughter (idiom)

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Word relationships

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哄笑

hōng xiào

to roar with laughter

A less formal, abbreviated form with similar meaning, often used in spoken contexts.

Synonyms

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捧腹大笑

pěng fù dà xiào

uproarious

Both describe a state of intense, unrestrained laughter.

Usage notes

Collocations

Often used with verbs like 引起 or 引来 to describe something that triggers the laughter.

Common mistakes

This idiom is only used to describe the laughter of a group, not an individual.

Example Sentences

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他的笑话让全班哄堂大笑。

His joke made the whole class roar with laughter.

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Child Words of 哄堂大笑

哄

hōng

roar of laughter (onom.)

to deceive

(main) hall

big; large; great

see 大夫[dài fu]

to laugh; to smile

tumult

to laugh heartily