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呵呵

hē hē · he he

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Meaning

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  1. (onom.) gentle laughter
  2. chuckle
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What does 呵呵 mean?

  1. Liangliang

    你看(nǐkàn)，我(wǒ)发(fā)了(le)好笑(hǎoxiào)的(de)视频(shìpín)，他(tā)回(huí)了(le)呵呵(hēhē)。

    Look, I sent a funny video and he replied "heh heh".

  2. Dengdeng

    呵呵(hēhē)是(shì)什么(shénme)意思(yìsi)？他(tā)在(zài)笑(xiào)吗(ma)？

    What does "heh heh" mean? Is he laughing?

  3. Liangliang

    有时候(yǒushíhou)是(shì)笑(xiào)，有时候(yǒushíhou)是(shì)不太(bùtài)高兴(gāoxìng)。

    Sometimes it is laughing, sometimes it is not so happy.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)回(huí)他(tā)一个(yīgè)哈哈(hāhā)！

    Then I will reply to him with a "ha ha"!

  5. Liangliang

    他(tā)又(yòu)回(huí)了(le)：呵呵(hēhē)。

    He replied again: "heh heh".

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)也(yě)回(huí)他(tā)呵呵(hēhē)，大家(dàjiā)都(dōu)呵呵(hēhē)！

    Then I will reply "heh heh" too, and everyone says "heh heh"!

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)始(shǐ)终(zhōng)不(bù)能(néng)理(lǐ)解(jiě)看(kàn)足(zú)球(qiú)的(de)乐(lè)趣(qù)，呵(hē)呵(hē)。

I have never been able to understand the joy of watching football, haha.

Tatoeba: Chinese by adamtrousers · English by iiujik · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)呵(hē)呵(hē)笑(xiào)了(le)两(liǎng)声(shēng)，没(méi)有(yǒu)回(huí)答(dá)。

He chuckled twice and did not answer.

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