HSK 3.0 Vocabulary
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HSK 7–9 · verb · Practice

苦笑

kǔxiào

to smile wryly; to force a bitter smile

听到这个消息,他只是苦笑了一下。

Tīng dào zhège xiāoxi, tā zhǐshì kǔxiàole yíxià。

Hearing the news, he just smiled wryly.

← 苦涩kǔsè 苦心kǔxīn →
笑 xiào to laugh; to smile 好笑 hǎoxiào funny; laughable; amusing 开玩笑 kāi wánxiào to joke; to make fun of; to play a joke 苦 kǔ bitter; hard; to suffer (苦) 笑话 xiàohua joke; to laugh at; to ridicule 辛苦 xīnkǔ hard; exhausting; toilsome; to work hard 艰苦 jiānkǔ hard; arduous; difficult; tough; strenuous 酸甜苦辣 suān-tián-kǔ-là sour, sweet, bitter and spicy; the ups and downs of life 痛苦 tòngkǔ pain; suffering; painful; miserable 微笑 wēixiào to smile; smile 嘲笑 cháoxiào to ridicule; to laugh at; to mock 笑容 xiàoróng smile; smiling expression
HSK 3.0 Vocabulary

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