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 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 只好 zhǐ hǎo to have no other option but to ... / to have to / to be forced to syn 被迫 bèi pò to be compelled / to be forced syn 说笑 說笑 shuō xiào to chat and laugh / to crack jokes / to banter syn 强制 強制 qiáng zhì to force / to compel / to coerce / forced / compulsory / Taiwan pr. [qiang3zhi4] 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 迫不得已 pò bù dé yǐ to have no alternative (idiom) / compelled by circumstances / forced into sth 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 迫于 迫於 pò yú constrained / restricted / forced to / under pressure to do sth syn 狂笑 kuáng xiào to howl with laughter / to laugh one's head off syn 劳役 勞役 láo yì forced labor / corvée (labor required of a serf) / animal labor syn 流离失所 流離失所 liú lí shī suǒ destitute and homeless (idiom) / forced from one's home and wandering about / displaced syn 自嘲 zì cháo to mock oneself / to laugh at oneself 哈哈大笑 hā hā dà xiào to laugh heartily / to burst into loud laughter 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) 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 苦笑 kǔ xiào to force a smile / a bitter laugh syn 差役 chāi yì forced labor of feudal tenant (corvée) / bailiff of feudal yamen syn 打哈哈 dǎ hā ha to joke / to laugh insincerely / to make merry / to talk irrelevantly syn 苦役 kǔ yì forced labor / corvée / penal servitude 啼笑皆非 tí xiào jiē fēi lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom) / between laughter and tears syn 鼓风 鼓風 gǔ fēng a forced draft (of wind, for smelting metal) / blast (in blast furnace) / bellows / to draw air using bellows 死缓 死緩 sǐ huǎn deferred death sentence / commuted death sentence with forced labor and judicial review after two years (PRC) (legal) syn 急行军 急行軍 jí xíng jūn rapid advance / forced march 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 偷笑 tōu xiào to laugh up one's sleeve 慰安妇 慰安婦 wèi ān fù comfort woman (woman or girl forced into sex slavery by the Japanese military 1937-1945) (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 慰安婦 "ianfu") 流离 流離 liú lí homeless and miserable / forced to leave home and wander from place to place / to live as a refugee 狗粮 狗糧 gǒu liáng dog food / (Internet slang) public display of affection (term used by singles 單身狗|单身狗[dan1 shen1 gou3] forced to "eat" it) 偏安 piān ān content to hold a small part of the territory / fig. forced to relinquish the middle ground / forced to move away 汉献帝 漢獻帝 hàn xiàn dì Emperor Xian of Han (181-234), the final Han emperor, set up by Dong Zhuo 董卓, reigned 189-220, forced to abdicate 220 by Cao Pi 曹丕 徭役 yáo yì forced labor / corvee syn 乐 樂 lè happy / cheerful / to laugh syn 役 yì forced labor / corvée / obligatory task / military service / to use as servant / to enserf / servant (old) / war / campaign / battle syn 嚯 huò (onom.) expressing admiration or surprise / (onom.) sound of a laugh 嗤 chī laugh at / jeer / scoff at / sneer at 生拉硬拽 shēng lā yìng zhuài to drag sb along against his will / to draw a forced analogy 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 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 五刑 wǔ xíng imperial five punishments of feudal China, up to Han times: tattooing characters on the forehead 墨[mo4], cutting off the nose 劓[yi4], amputation of one or both feet 刖[yue4], castration 宮|宫[gong1], execution 大辟[da4 pi4] / Han dynasty onwards: whipping 笞[chi1], beating the legs and buttocks with rough thorns 杖[zhang4], forced labor 徒[tu2], exile or banishment 流[liu2], capital punishment 死[si3] 穿凿 穿鑿 chuān záo to bore a hole / to give a forced interpretation 繇 yáo folk-song / forced labor syn 悝 kuī to laugh at 水牢 shuǐ láo prison cell containing water, in which prisoners are forced to be partly immersed syn 哑然失笑 啞然失笑 yǎ rán shī xiào to laugh involuntarily / Taiwan pr. [e4 ran2 shi1 xiao4] 付之一笑 fù zhī yī xiào (idiom) to dismiss sth with a laugh / to laugh it off syn 妄生穿凿 妄生穿鑿 wàng shēng chuān záo a forced analogy (idiom) / to jump to an unwarranted conclusion 捧腹绝倒 捧腹絕倒 pěng fù - jué dǎo to laugh until it hurts / to laugh heartily 敬酒不吃吃罚酒 敬酒不吃吃罰酒 jìng jiǔ bù chī chī fá jiǔ lit. to refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit (idiom) / fig. to turn down a request only to be forced later to comply with it under pressure 强迫迁移 強迫遷移 qiǎng pò qiān yí forced relocation / forced deportation 强迫放逐 強迫放逐 qiǎng pò fàng zhú forced relocation / forced deportation 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 包办婚姻 包辦婚姻 bāo bàn hūn yīn forced marriage / arranged marriage (without the consent of the individuals) 唲 ér forced laughter 上山下乡 上山下鄉 shàng shān xià xiāng to work in the fields (esp. young school-leavers) / forced agricultural experience for city intellectuals 五口通商 wǔ kǒu tōng shāng the five treaty ports forced on Qing China by the 1842 treaty of Nanjing 南京條約|南京条约 that concluded the First Opium War, namely: Guangzhou 廣州|广州, Fuzhou 福州, Ningbo 寧波|宁波, Xiamen or Amoy 廈門|厦门 and Shanghai 上海 以身抵债 以身抵債 yǐ shēn dǐ zhài forced labor to repay a debt 刑舂 xíng chōng to be forced to grind grain as a punishment (old) 哑巴吃黄连，有苦说不出 啞巴吃黃連，有苦說不出 yǎ ba chī huáng lián , yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū to be forced to suffer in silence (idiom) / unable to speak of one's bitter suffering / sometimes written 啞子吃黃連，有苦說不出|哑子吃黄连，有苦说不出 强迫劳动 強迫勞動 qiǎng pò láo dòng forced labor (as punishment in criminal case) 支差 zhī chāi to assign corvée duties (forced labor) 瑷珲条约 璦琿條約 ài hún tiáo yuē Treaty of Aigun, 1858 unequal treaty forced on Qing China by Tsarist Russia 车奴 車奴 chē nú car slave, sb forced to sacrifice quality of life to buy or maintain a car 通商口岸 tōng shāng kǒu àn treaty port, forced on Qing China by the 19th century Great Powers 顶包 頂包 dǐng bāo to serve as forced labor / to take the rap for sb 强迫或强制劳动公约 Convention concerning Forced or Compulsory Labour 强迫怀孕 qiǎng pò huái yùn forced pregnancy 强迫绝育 qiǎng pò jué yù forced sterilization / enforced sterilization 