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笑

xiào · xiao

Traditional 咲

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Meaning

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xiào 笑

  1. to laugh; to smile
  2. to laugh at

xiào 咲

  1. old variant of 笑 (xiào)
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Why are you laughing?

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)在(zài)笑(xiào)什么(shénme)？

    What are you laughing at?

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)那(nà)只(zhī)狗(gǒu)，它(tā)戴着(dàizhe)帽子(màozi)！

    Look at that dog. It is wearing a hat!

  3. Liangliang

    哈哈(hāhā)！我(wǒ)也(yě)笑(xiào)了(le)。

    Haha! I laughed too.

  4. Dengdeng

    它(tā)不(bù)笑(xiào)，可是(kěshì)它(tā)看起来(kànqǐlai)很(hěn)开心(kāixīn)。

    It does not smile, but it looks very happy.

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)笑(xiào)得(de)最(zuì)大声(dàshēng)了(le)！

    You laugh the loudest!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)从(cóng)来(lái)没(méi)有(yǒu)看(kàn)到(dào)她(tā)笑(xiào)过(guò)。

I've never seen her laugh.

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

02

他(tā)讲(jiǎng)的(de)笑(xiào)话(hua)让(ràng)全(quán)班(bān)都(dōu)笑(xiào)了(le)。

The joke he told made the whole class laugh.

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