嬉
笑

To be laughing and playing in Chinese: 嬉笑 (xī xiào)

xī xiào

to be laughing and playing

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to be laughing and playing
  2. 2to giggle

Stroke order

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嬉
笑

Zhuyin

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ㄒㄧ

xī

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ i—/ first tone

ㄒㄧㄠˋ

xiào

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄠ/ aoˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

See 嬉笑 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 孩子们在院子里嬉笑玩耍。

    hái zi men zài yuàn zi lǐ xī xiào wán shuǎ。

    The children were laughing and playing in the yard.

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Related words

笑

xiào

to laugh

笑话

xiào hua

joke

微笑

wēi xiào

smile

笑脸

xiào liǎn

smiling face

笑容

xiào róng

smile

笑声

xiào shēng

laughter

嘲笑

cháo xiào

to jeer at

耻笑

chǐ xiào

to sneer at sb

搞笑

gǎo xiào

to get people to laugh

好笑

hǎo xiào

laughable

讥笑

jī xiào

to sneer

可笑

kě xiào

funny

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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