笑

To laugh in Chinese: 笑 (xiào)

xiào

to laugh

HSK 22 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to laugh; to smile
  2. 2to laugh at

Stroke order

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笑

Zhuyin

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ㄒㄧㄠˋ

xiào

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄠ/ aoˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 大家笑了。

    dà jiā xiào le。

    Everybody laughed.

  • 哄堂大笑。

    hōng táng dà xiào。

    The whole audience erupted in laughter.

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Related words

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

苦笑

kǔ xiào

to force a smile

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