苦笑
kǔ xiào
Pinyin

Definition

苦笑
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kǔ xiào
  1. to force a smile
  2. a bitter 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
痛苦
tòng kǔ
  1. 1 pain
  2. 2 suffering
  3. 3 painful
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
笑容
xiào róng
  1. 1 smile
  2. 2 smiling expression
  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
苦
kǔ
  1. 1 bitter
  2. 2 hardship
  3. 3 pain
  4. 4 to suffer
  5. 5 to bring suffering to
  6. 6 painstakingly
辛苦
xīn kǔ
  1. 1 exhausting
  2. 2 hard
  3. 3 tough
  4. 4 arduous
  5. 5 to work hard
  6. 6 to go to a lot of trouble
  7. 7 hardship(s)
何苦
hé kǔ
  1. 1 why bother?
  2. 2 is it worth the trouble?
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
刻苦
kè kǔ
  1. 1 hardworking
  2. 2 assiduous
千辛万苦
qiān xīn wàn kǔ
  1. 1 to suffer untold hardships (idiom); trials and tribulations
  2. 2 with difficulty
  3. 3 after some effort
受苦
shòu kǔ
  1. 1 to suffer hardship
可笑
kě xiào
  1. 1 funny
  2. 2 ridiculous
吃苦
chī kǔ
  1. 1 to bear hardships
命苦
mìng kǔ
  1. 1 to be born under an ill star
哈哈大笑
hā hā dà xiào
  1. 1 to laugh heartily
  2. 2 to burst into loud laughter

Idioms (20)

不胜其苦
bù shèng qí kǔ
  1. 1 unable to bear the pain (idiom)
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)
倒悬之苦
dào xuán zhī kǔ
  1. 1 lit. the pain of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation
  2. 2 dire straits
备尝辛苦
bèi cháng xīn kǔ
  1. 1 to have suffered all kinds of hardships (idiom)
冥思苦想
míng sī kǔ xiǎng
  1. 1 to consider from all angles (idiom); to think hard
  2. 2 to rack one's brains
冥思苦索
míng sī kǔ suǒ
  1. 1 to mull over (idiom)
  2. 2 to think long and hard
刻苦耐劳
kè kǔ nài láo
  1. 1 to bear hardships and work hard (idiom); assiduous and long-suffering
  2. 2 hard-working and capable of overcoming adversity
千辛万苦
qiān xīn wàn kǔ
  1. 1 to suffer untold hardships (idiom); trials and tribulations
  2. 2 with difficulty
  3. 3 after some effort
叫苦不迭
jiào kǔ bu dié
  1. 1 to complain without stopping (idiom); to bitch endlessly
  2. 2 incessant grievances
叫苦连天
jiào kǔ lián tiān
  1. 1 to whine on for days (idiom)
  2. 2 to endlessly grumble complaints
  3. 3 incessant whining
吃苦耐劳
chī kǔ nài láo
  1. 1 hardworking and enduring hardships (idiom)
同甘共苦
tóng gān gòng kǔ
  1. 1 shared delights and common hardships (idiom); to share life's joys and sorrows
  2. 2 for better or for worse
含辛茹苦
hán xīn rú kǔ
  1. 1 to suffer every possible torment (idiom); bitter hardship
  2. 2 to bear one's cross
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
哑巴吃黄连，有苦说不出
yǎ ba chī huáng lián , yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū
  1. 1 to be forced to suffer in silence (idiom)
  2. 2 unable to speak of one's bitter suffering
  3. 3 sometimes written 啞子吃黃連，有苦說不出|哑子吃黄连，有苦说不出
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

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