欢笑
huān xiào
Pinyin

Definition

欢笑
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huān xiào
  1. to laugh happily
  2. a belly-laugh

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

笑
xiào
  1. 1 old variant of 笑[xiào]
微笑
wēi xiào
  1. 1 smile
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè],絲|丝[sī]
  3. 3 to smile
搞笑
gǎo xiào
  1. 1 to get people to laugh
  2. 2 funny
  3. 3 hilarious
笑容
xiào róng
  1. 1 smile
  2. 2 smiling expression
  3. 3 CL:副[fù]
偷笑
tōu xiào
  1. 1 to laugh up one's sleeve
傻笑
shǎ xiào
  1. 1 to giggle
  2. 2 to laugh foolishly
  3. 3 to smirk
  4. 4 to simper
冷笑
lěng xiào
  1. 1 to sneer
  2. 2 to laugh grimly
  3. 3 grin of dissatisfaction (bitterness, helplessness, indignation etc)
  4. 4 bitter, grim, sarcastic or angry smile
冷笑话
lěng xiào huà
  1. 1 joke intended to be so corny it makes one groan
可笑
kě xiào
  1. 1 funny
  2. 2 ridiculous
哈哈大笑
hā hā dà xiào
  1. 1 to laugh heartily
  2. 2 to burst into loud laughter
嘲笑
cháo xiào
  1. 1 to jeer at
  2. 2 to deride
  3. 3 to ridicule
  4. 4 mockery
  5. 5 derision
大笑
dà xiào
  1. 1 to laugh heartily
  2. 2 a belly laugh
好笑
hǎo xiào
  1. 1 laughable
  2. 2 funny
  3. 3 ridiculous
欢笑
huān xiào
  1. 1 to laugh happily
  2. 2 a belly-laugh
爆笑
bào xiào
  1. 1 to burst out laughing
  2. 2 hilarious
  3. 3 burst of laughter
玩笑
wán xiào
  1. 1 to joke
  2. 2 joke
  3. 3 jest
笑声
xiào shēng
  1. 1 laughter
笑脸
xiào liǎn
  1. 1 smiling face
  2. 2 smiley :) ☺
  3. 3 CL:副[fù]
笑话
xiào huà
  1. 1 joke
  2. 2 jest
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
  4. 4 to laugh at
  5. 5 to mock
笑谈
xiào tán
  1. 1 object of ridicule
  2. 2 laughingstock
  3. 3 to laugh over sth
  4. 4 to make light chat

Idioms (20)

五十步笑百步
wǔ shí bù xiào bǎi bù
  1. 1 the one who has retreated 50 steps laughs at the one who has retreated 100 steps (idiom)
  2. 2 the pot calls the kettle black
付之一笑
fù zhī yī xiào
  1. 1 to dismiss sth with a laugh (idiom)
  2. 2 to laugh it off
似笑非笑
sì xiào fēi xiào
  1. 1 like a smile yet not a smile (idiom)
哄堂大笑
hōng táng dà xiào
  1. 1 the whole room roaring with laughter (idiom)
哭笑不得
kū xiào bù dé
  1. 1 lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)
  2. 2 both funny and extremely embarrassing
  3. 3 between laughter and tears
啼笑皆非
tí xiào jiē fēi
  1. 1 lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)
  2. 2 between laughter and tears
喜笑颜开
xǐ xiào yán kāi
  1. 1 grinning from ear to ear (idiom)
  2. 2 beaming with happiness
嬉笑怒骂
xī xiào nù mà
  1. 1 lit. laughs, jeers, anger and invective (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. all kinds of emotions
  3. 3 to mock and scold
  4. 4 (of writing) freely roving
  5. 5 following the author's fancy
少女露笑脸，婚事半成全
shào nu:3 lù xiào liǎn , hūn shì bàn chéng quán
  1. 1 When the girl smiles, the matchmaker's job is half done. (idiom)
皮笑肉不笑
pí xiào ròu bù xiào
  1. 1 to put on a fake smile (idiom)
  2. 2 to smile insincerely
眉开眼笑
méi kāi yǎn xiào
  1. 1 brows raised in delight, eyes laughing (idiom); beaming with joy
  2. 2 all smiles
破涕为笑
pò tì wéi xiào
  1. 1 to turn tears into laughter (idiom); to turn grief into happiness
笑不可仰
xiào bù kě yǎng
  1. 1 to double up with laughter (idiom)
笑容可掬
xiào róng kě jū
  1. 1 smiling wholeheartedly (idiom); beaming from ear to ear
笑脸相迎
xiào liǎn xiāng yíng
  1. 1 to welcome sb with a smiling face (idiom)
笑里藏刀
xiào lǐ cáng dāo
  1. 1 lit. a dagger hidden in smiles (idiom); friendly manners belying hypocritical intentions
  2. 2 when the fox preaches, look to the geese
笑贫不笑娼
xiào pín bù xiào chāng
  1. 1 the notion in society that it's better to get ahead in the world by abandoning one's scruples than to suffer poverty
  2. 2 lit. despising poverty but not prostitution (idiom)
笑逐颜开
xiào zhú yán kāi
  1. 1 smile spread across the face (idiom); beaming with pleasure
  2. 2 all smiles
  3. 3 joy written across one's face
买笑追欢
mǎi xiào zhuī huān
  1. 1 lit. to buy smiles to seek happiness
  2. 2 abandon oneself to the pleasures of the flesh (idiom)
龟笑鳖无尾
guī xiào biē wú wěi
  1. 1 lit. a tortoise laughing at a soft-shelled turtle for having no tail (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the pot calling the kettle black

Sample Sentences

韩国：每年夏天民众参加“水枪大战”，嬉戏欢笑。
Hánguó ：měinián xiàtiān mínzhòng cānjiā “shuǐqiāng dàzhàn ”，xīxì huānxiào 。
South Korea: Every summer people participate in "water gun battle", playing and laughing.
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我在这里欢笑，我在这里哭泣
wǒ zài zhèlǐ huānxiào ，wǒ zài zhèlǐ kūqì
Here is where I laugh, here is where I cry
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哈哈，幽默真算得上是一门艺术，懂得欣赏幽默可以让你的生活充满欢笑，不恰当的玩笑也会让朋友反目成仇。看来讲笑话时一定要讲究场合和时间，不然很容易让人以为你在故意讽刺或者冒犯他。
hāhā ，yōumò zhēn suàndeshàng shì yī mén yìshù ，dǒngde xīnshǎng yōumò kěyǐ ràng nǐ de shēnghuó chōngmǎn huānxiào ，bùqiàdàng de wánxiào yě huì ràng péngyou fǎnmùchéngchóu 。kànlai jiǎngxiàohuà shí yīdìng yào jiǎngjiù chǎnghé hé shíjiān ，bùrán hěn róngyì ràng rén yǐwéi nǐ zài gùyì fěngcì huòzhě màofàn tā 。
Ha ha, humor really deserves to be called an art. Knowing how to appreciate humor can fill your life with happiness and laughter. Making inappropriate jokes can make your friends have a falling out with you. Looks like you really need to pick the right time and occasion for telling jokes. Otherwise, it's easy for others to think that you're intentionally making fun of them, or even offending them.
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That's for sure. I think that Chaplin skillfully grasped the characteristics of his era. He used exaggerated methods to portray reality. He's given generations of audiences endless laughs. And hiding behind all the laughter, there's the desolation and loneliness of life. He resonated powerfully with his audiences.
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