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笑 (xiào): to laugh, to smile

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HSK 2verb

Character info

Pinyin
Meaning: to laugh, to smile
Characters: 1
Part of speech: verb
HSK level: HSK 2
Strokes: 10
Radical: 竹
Structure: 上下结构

Full definitions

to laugh
to smile
to laugh at
to laugh
to smile
to laugh at
to ridicule
old variant of 笑[xiao4]

Chinese explanation

露出愉快的表情，发出欢喜的声音
讥笑，嘲笑
指引人发笑的事物或笑话。

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Example sentences

He smiled/laughed.

She started to laugh after hearing the joke.

Don't laugh at him; he's already tried hard.

He came in with a big smile on his face.

This is really funny.

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