笑 xiào laugh
laugh; to smile
How to remember 笑: 𥫗 bamboo + 夭 young = laugh. The panda falls off its bamboo pole, and the young visitors at the zoo burst into a loud laugh.
Component breakdown
笑 = 𥫗 bamboo + 夭 young
- 𥫗 bamboo
- 夭 young
The panda falls off its bamboo pole, and the young visitors at the zoo burst into a loud laugh.
How it is used
- "To laugh/smile" - 别笑我 (bié xiào wǒ) don't laugh at me, 笑一笑 (xiào yi xiào) give a smile.
- 笑话 (xiàohua) = a joke, but as a verb 笑话 also means "to ridicule". 开玩笑 (kāiwánxiào) = to joke around. 微笑 (wēixiào) is the gentle "smile".
Words with 笑
- 开玩笑kāi wánxiàojokeHSK 4
- 笑话xiàohuajokeHSK 4
- 好笑hǎoxiàolaughableHSK 4
- 微笑wēixiàosmileHSK 5
- 嘲笑cháoxiàoto jeer atHSK 6
- 笑容xiàoróngsmileHSK 6
- 取笑qǔxiàoto teaseHSK 7
- 可笑kěxiàofunnyHSK 7
- 哭笑不得kūxiào-bùdéliterally not to know whether to laugh or cryHSK 7
- 欢声笑语huānshēng-xiàoyǔcheers and laughterHSK 7
- 苦笑kǔxiàoto force a smileHSK 7
- 哄堂大笑hōngtáng-dàxiàothe whole room roaring with laughter (idiom)HSK 8
- 嬉笑xīxiàoto be laughing and playingHSK 8
- 搞笑gǎoxiàoto get people to laughHSK 8
- 眉开眼笑méikāi-yǎnxiàobrows raised in delight, eyes laughingHSK 9
- 耻笑chǐxiàoto sneer at somebodyHSK 9
- 讥笑jīxiàoto sneerHSK 9
Example sentences
- 所有人都笑了。 Suǒyǒu rén dōu xiào le.Everyone laughed.
- 伊人在花丛中笑。 Yīrén zài huācóng zhōng xiào.She is smiling in the flowers.
- 你在开玩笑吧？ Nǐ zài kāi wánxiào ba?Are you kidding?
- 他的笑话缓和了紧张的气氛。 Tāde xiàohuà huǎnhé le jǐnzhāng de qìfēn.His jokes eased the tense atmosphere.