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微笑

wēi xiào · wei xiao

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HSK 4Old HSK 5Measure words: 个 gè, 丝 sī

Meaning

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  1. smile
  2. to smile
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  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，你(nǐ)的(de)证件照(zhèngjiànzhào)要(yào)微笑(wēixiào)吗(ma)？

    Liangliang, should you smile in your ID photo?

  2. Liangliang

    不用(bùyòng)，要(yào)看着(kànzhe)镜头(jìngtóu)，不能(bùnéng)微笑(wēixiào)。

    No need. You must look at the lens and can't smile.

  3. Dengdeng

    为什么(wèishénme)不能(bùnéng)微笑(wēixiào)？

    Why can't you smile?

  4. Liangliang

    照相(zhàoxiàng)的(de)人(rén)说(shuō)，微笑(wēixiào)会(huì)让(ràng)照片(zhàopiàn)不像(bùxiàng)本人(běnrén)。

    The photographer says smiling makes the photo not look like you.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)平时(píngshí)微笑(wēixiào)，就(jiù)不像(bùxiàng)本人(běnrén)了(le)？

    Then when you usually smile, you don't look like yourself?

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

看(kàn)到(dào)巴(bā)亚(yà)微(wēi)笑(xiào)，曼(màn)纳(nà)德(dé)非(fēi)常(cháng)高(gāo)兴(xìng)。

Mennad was so glad to see Baya smile.

Tatoeba: Chinese by cxpadonis · English by OsoHombre · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

蒙(méng)娜(nà)丽(lì)莎(shā)有(yǒu)着(zhe)神(shén)秘(mì)的(de)微(wēi)笑(xiào)。

The Mona Lisa has an enigmatic smile.

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by Hybrid · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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