笑 xiào to laugh / to smile / to laugh at syn 笑话 笑話 xiào huà joke / jest / CL:個|个[ge4] / to laugh at / to mock syn 教训 教訓 jiào xun to provide guidance / to lecture sb / to upbraid / a talking-to / a bitter lesson / CL:番[fan1],頓|顿[dun4] syn 发出 發出 fā chū to issue (an order, decree etc) / to send out / to dispatch / to produce (a sound) / to let out (a laugh) syn 遭遇 zāo yù to meet with / to encounter / (bitter) experience syn 说笑 說笑 shuō xiào to chat and laugh / to crack jokes / to banter syn 欢笑 歡笑 huān xiào to laugh happily / a belly-laugh syn 傻笑 shǎ xiào to giggle / to laugh foolishly / to smirk / to simper syn 严酷 嚴酷 yán kù bitter / harsh / grim / ruthless / severe / cut-throat (competition) syn 苦力 kǔ lì bitter work / hard toil / (loanword) coolie, unskilled Chinese laborer in colonial times syn 大笑 dà xiào to laugh heartily / a belly laugh syn 发笑 發笑 fā xiào to burst out laughing / to laugh syn 冷笑 lěng xiào to sneer / to laugh grimly / grin of dissatisfaction (bitterness, helplessness, indignation etc) / bitter, grim, sarcastic or angry smile 惨痛 慘痛 cǎn tòng bitter / painful / deeply distressed syn 苦涩 苦澀 kǔ sè bitter and astringent / pained / agonized syn 惨烈 慘烈 cǎn liè bitter / desperate syn 苦果 kǔ guǒ lit. bitter fruit / fig. painful consequence syn 沉痛 chén tòng grief / remorse / deep in sorrow / bitter (anguish) / profound (condolences) syn 严寒 嚴寒 yán hán bitter cold / severe winter syn 苦瓜 kǔ guā bitter melon (bitter gourd, balsam pear, balsam apple, leprosy gourd, bitter cucumber) 狂笑 kuáng xiào to howl with laughter / to laugh one's head off syn 苦战 苦戰 kǔ zhàn bitter struggle / hard battle / arduous effort syn 自嘲 zì cháo to mock oneself / to laugh at oneself 苦水 kǔ shuǐ bitter water (e.g. mineral water containing sulfates) / suffering / digestive fluids rising from stomach to the mouth / fig. bitter complaint syn 含辛茹苦 hán xīn rú kǔ to suffer every possible torment (idiom) / bitter hardship / to bear one's cross syn 哈哈大笑 hā hā dà xiào to laugh heartily / to burst into loud laughter syn 辛酸 xīn suān pungent (taste) / bitter / fig. sad / miserable syn 苦命 kǔ mìng hard lot / bitter fate / unfortunate syn 哭笑不得 kū xiào bù dé lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom) / both funny and extremely embarrassing / between laughter and tears syn 笑纹 笑紋 xiào wén laugh lines (on the face) 酸甜苦辣 suān tián kǔ là sour, sweet, bitter and spicy hot / fig. the joys and sorrows of life syn 鏖战 鏖戰 áo zhàn bitter fighting / a violent battle syn 逗趣 dòu qù to amuse / to make sb laugh / to tease syn 一笑置之 yī xiào zhì zhī to dismiss with a laugh / to make light of syn 笑哈哈 xiào hā hā to laugh heartily syn 痛心疾首 tòng xīn jí shǒu bitter and hateful (idiom) / to grieve and lament (over sth) syn 五香 wǔ xiāng five spice seasoned / incorporating the five basic flavors of Chinese cooking (sweet, sour, bitter, savory, salty) 打哈哈 dǎ hā ha to joke / to laugh insincerely / to make merry / to talk irrelevantly syn 啼笑皆非 tí xiào jiē fēi lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom) / between laughter and tears syn 切肤之痛 切膚之痛 qiè fū zhī tòng keenly felt pain / bitter anguish syn 叫苦 jiào kǔ to whine about hardships / to complain of one's bitter lot / to complain / to grumble 苦思 kǔ sī to think hard / bitter thoughts / to pour out one's sufferings syn 苦味 kǔ wèi bitter taste / bitterness syn 狞笑 獰笑 níng xiào to laugh nastily / evil grin 笑谈 笑談 xiào tán object of ridicule / laughingstock / to laugh over sth / to make light chat syn 暗笑 àn xiào laugh in (up) one's sleeve / snigger / snicker syn 失笑 shī xiào to laugh in spite of oneself / to be unable to help laughing / to break into laughter syn 苦寒 kǔ hán bitter cold syn 偷笑 tōu xiào to laugh up one's sleeve 干笑 乾笑 gān xiào to give a hollow laugh / to force a smile / forced laugh / CL:聲|声[sheng1] syn 五味 wǔ wèi the five flavors, namely: sweet 甜, sour 酸, bitter 苦, spicy hot 辣, salty 鹹|咸 / all kinds of flavors 酸涩 酸澀 suān sè sour / acrid / (fig.) bitter / painful 怨毒 yuàn dú bitter resentment / rancor 惨笑 慘笑 cǎn xiào bitter smile 苦口 kǔ kǒu lit. bitter taste (cf good medicine tastes bitter 良藥苦口|良药苦口) / fig. earnestly (of warning, advice) syn 乐 樂 lè happy / cheerful / to laugh syn 苦 kǔ bitter / hardship / pain / to suffer / to bring suffering to / painstakingly syn 甘 gān (bound form) sweet / pleasant (contrasted with 苦[ku3]: bitter, unpleasant) / to be willing (to do sth) syn 嚯 huò (onom.) expressing admiration or surprise / (onom.) sound of a laugh 嗤 chī laugh at / jeer / scoff at / sneer at 痛哭流涕 tòng kū liú tì weeping bitter tears syn 荼 tú thistle / common sowthistle (Sonchus oleraceus) / bitter (taste) / cruel / flowering grass in profusion 苦活 kǔ huó bitter work / sweated labor syn 吃哑巴亏 吃啞巴虧 chī yǎ ba kuī to be forced to suffer in silence / unable to speak of one's bitter suffering syn 枳壳 枳殼 zhǐ qiào bitter orange (Fructus aurantii) (used in TCM) 苦菜花 kǔ cài huā Bitter Herbs, 1958 novel by Feng Deying 馮德英|冯德英[Feng2 De2ying1], made into a film in 1965 谈笑自若 談笑自若 tán xiào zì ruò to talk and laugh as though nothing had happened / to remain cheerful (despite a crisis) syn 悝 kuī to laugh at 哑然失笑 啞然失笑 yǎ rán shī xiào to laugh involuntarily / Taiwan pr. [e4 ran2 shi1 xiao4] 醰 tán bitter taste in wine / rich / full flavored 付之一笑 fù zhī yī xiào (idiom) to dismiss sth with a laugh / to laugh it off syn 切骨之仇 qiè gǔ zhī chóu bitter hatred / hatred that cuts to the bone syn 嘴甜心苦 zuǐ tián xīn kǔ sweet mouth, bitter heart (idiom) / insincere flattery 良药苦口 良藥苦口 liáng yào kǔ kǒu good medicine tastes bitter (idiom) / fig. frank criticism is hard to swallow 茹苦含辛 rú kǔ hán xīn bitter hardship / to bear one's cross syn 逆耳之言 nì ěr zhī yán speech that grates on the ear (idiom) / bitter truths / home truths (that one does not want to hear) 食荼卧棘 食荼臥棘 shí tú wò jí to eat bitter fruit and lie on thorns (idiom) / to share the hard life of the common people 捧腹绝倒 捧腹絕倒 pěng fù - jué dǎo to laugh until it hurts / to laugh heartily 咥 xì loud laugh 一笑了之 yī xiào liǎo zhī to laugh away (instead of taking seriously) 咧开嘴笑 咧開嘴笑 liě kāi zuǐ xiào to laugh 咲 xiào old variant of 笑, laugh / smile 搞笑 gǎo xiào to get people to laugh / funny / hilarious 笑掉大牙 xiào diào dà yá to laugh one's head off / ridiculous / jaw-dropping syn 解颐 解頤 jiě yí to smile / to laugh 诶笑 誒笑 ēi xiào to laugh loudly / guffaw 逗人发笑 逗人發笑 dòu rén fā xiào to make people laugh 逗趣儿 逗趣兒 dòu qù r to amuse / to make sb laugh / to tease syn 哂笑 shěn xiào (literary) to sneer / to laugh at syn 阴笑 陰笑 yīn xiào to laugh evilly 哈哈笑 hā hā xiào to laugh out loud 喜笑 xǐ xiào to laugh / laughter 笑不可抑 xiào bù kě yì to laugh irrepressibly 笑点低 笑點低 xiào diǎn dī amused by even the weakest joke / ready to laugh at the smallest thing 法令纹 法令紋 fǎ lìng wén nasolabial fold / smile lines / laugh lines 鼻唇沟 鼻唇溝 bí chún gōu nasolabial fold / smile lines / laugh lines 梗王 gěng wáng (coll.) person who makes people laugh / funny guy 笑话 笑話 xiào hua joke / jest (CL:個|个[ge4]) / to laugh at / to mock / ridiculous / absurd syn 罐头笑声 罐頭笑聲 guàn tóu xiào shēng canned laughter / laugh track 