笑
Definitions
- 1. to laugh; to smile
- 2. to laugh at
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Often used with 起来 in 笑起来 (to start laughing).
Common mistakes
Don't use 笑 for 'smile' in noun form; use 笑容 (a smile).
Grammar
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In verb1 + 着 + verb2, the first verb with 着 describes the manner or state in which the main action (verb2) is done: 笑着说, 站着吃饭, 走着去.
Use 让我开心的是它，让我着急的也是它 to say that one thing is behind two very different results.
Example Sentences
5 shown她 笑 得腮都酸了。
她 笑 得很天真。
他狂 笑 不止。
他高兴地 笑 了。
我憋不住 笑 了。
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Words Containing 笑
to sneer
to tease; to make fun of
funny
the whole room roaring with laughter (idiom)
lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)
to jeer at
laughable; funny; ridiculous
to be laughing and playing
smile
to sneer at sb
to get people to laugh
cheers and laughter
brows raised in delight, eyes laughing (idiom); beaming with joy
smile
laughter
smiling face
joke; jest (CL:個|个[gè])
to force a smile
to sneer
to play a joke
to dismiss with a laugh
to laugh away (instead of taking seriously)
every frown and every smile
of no value
to give a hollow laugh
lit. the one who has retreated 50 steps laughs at the one who has retreated 100 steps (idiom)
(idiom) to dismiss sth with a laugh; to laugh it off
like a smile yet not a smile (idiom)
to laugh up one's sleeve
to giggle
corny joke
to have a smile on one's face
to laugh
chuckle
(literary) to sneer
to roar with laughter
to laugh heartily
to laugh out loud
to laugh involuntarily
lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)
to laugh
grinning from ear to ear (idiom)
to sneer at
uproarious laughter
see 嬉皮笑臉|嬉皮笑脸[xī pí xiào liǎn]
to smirk
to laugh heartily
to laugh in spite of oneself
evil smile
concubine's smile, a cultivar of lychee
(neologism c. 2017) (slang) kindly, indulgent smile (usu. on the face of a woman)
enchanting smile
to smile sweetly
all smiles
lit. laughs, jeers, anger and invective (idiom)
When the girl smiles, the matchmaker's job is half done. (idiom)
to pretend to look happy
bitter smile
uproarious
comedy film
laugh in (up) one's sleeve
talking and laughing
giggle
to laugh happily
to be angry about sth but also find it laughable
to smile brightly
to burst out laughing
to howl with laughter
to laugh nastily
to joke
to giggle foolishly
to burst out laughing
to put on a fake smile (idiom)
to watch with amusement as sb makes a fool of himself
to turn tears into laughter (idiom); to turn grief into happiness
to snigger
to double up with laughter (idiom)
to laugh irrepressibly
comedy
laughing Maitreya
smiling
to laugh heartily
grinning
smiling wholeheartedly (idiom); beaming from ear to ear
smiling expression
to laugh one's head off
comedic material
entertaining
popular comedian
a matter for ridicule
laughing gas (nitrous oxide)
see 笑窩|笑窝[xiào wō]
smilingly
beaming
to split one's sides laughing
dimple
laugh lines (on the face)
to kindly accept (an offering)
to deride; to mock
to smile but say nothing
to welcome sb with a smiling face (idiom)
lit. a dagger hidden in smiles (idiom); friendly manners belying hypocritical intentions
talking and laughing
object of ridicule
smiling face
smile spread across the face (idiom); beaming with pleasure
man with a big smile and evil intentions
dimple
(bird species of China) laughing gull (Leucophaeus atricilla)
funny bits
amused by even the weakest joke
canned laughter; laugh track
(literary) to smile
jokes of a visceral nature
to mock
to ridicule
smirk
to laugh loudly
to chat and laugh
He laughs best who laughs last.
He laughs best who laughs last.
to tease
to talk and laugh as though nothing had happened
to talk cheerfully and wittily
lit. to buy smiles to seek happiness
to be ridiculous
to make a fool of oneself
a novice making a fool of himself
to smile apologetically or obsequiously
to make people laugh
to amuse
to laugh evilly
to grin
to nod and smile
to make a fool of oneself
lit. a tortoise laughing at a soft-shelled turtle for having no tail (idiom)
joke
I am laughing so hard (informal exaggeration)