Chinese Word: 笑 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

笑HSK 2

Pinyin: xiào

English Definition: laugh; smile; Classifiers: 个

Chinese Definition:
①露出愉快的表情，发出欢喜的声音：笑容。笑颜。笑眯眯。谈笑风生。
②讥嘲：笑柄。笑话。笑谈。贻笑大方。嘲笑。见笑。耻笑。
③哭啼。

Synonym: 乐

Antonyms: 啼哭

Total strokes: 10; Radical: 竹

Ideographic:A person 夭 with a big grin ⺮

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- ⺮ [ zhú ] bamboo; flute
- 夭 [ yāo ] young, energetic; to die young

Similar Characters: 笶

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微笑HSK 5	wēi xiào	smile; Classifiers: 个 ; to smile
笑容	xiào róng	smile; smiling expression; Classifiers: 副
笑声	xiào shēng	laughter
笑话HSK 4	xiào huà	joke; jest; Classifiers: 个 ; to laugh at; to mock
开玩笑HSK 4	kāi wán xiào	to play a joke; to make fun of; to joke

1		xiào yī xiào 笑一笑， shí nián 十年 shào 少。 A smile can make you look ten years younger.
2		tā 她 xiào dé 笑得 hé bù lǒng zuǐ 合不拢嘴。 She laughed so hard that she couldn't close her mouth.
3		gàn shén me 干什么 ne 呢？ bié 别 kāi wán xiào 开玩笑 le 了， zǒu kāi 走开。 What are you doing? Stop kidding around and go away.
4		tā 她 de 的 xiào róng 笑容 hěn 很 zhēn chéng 真诚。 Her smile is sincere.
5		tā 他 hěn 很 kāi xīn 开心 de 地 xiào 笑 le 了。 He laughed happily.

1		xiào yī xiào 笑一笑， shí nián 十年 shào 少。 A smile can make you look ten years younger.
2		tā 她 xiào dé 笑得 hé bù lǒng zuǐ 合不拢嘴。 She laughed so hard that she couldn't close her mouth.
3		gàn shén me 干什么 ne 呢？ bié 别 kāi wán xiào 开玩笑 le 了， zǒu kāi 走开。 What are you doing? Stop kidding around and go away.
4		tā 她 de 的 xiào róng 笑容 hěn 很 zhēn chéng 真诚。 Her smile is sincere.
5		tā 他 hěn 很 kāi xīn 开心 de 地 xiào 笑 le 了。 He laughed happily.