"insincere smile" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
诡笑 詭笑 guǐ xiào smirk / insincere smile
Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
yǐn smile (archaic) syn
xiào to laugh / to smile / to laugh at syn
微笑 wēi xiào smile / CL:個|个[ge4],絲|丝[si1] / to smile syn
笑容 xiào róng smile / smiling expression / CL:副[fu4] syn
浮现 浮現 fú xiàn (of a thought or image) to come to mind / (of a smile etc) to appear (on sb's face) / (of a problem etc) to emerge syn
假惺惺 jiǎ xīng xīng (of an expression of sympathy) insincere / phony syn
冷笑 lěng xiào to sneer / to laugh grimly / grin of dissatisfaction (bitterness, helplessness, indignation etc) / bitter, grim, sarcastic or angry smile
奸笑 jiān xiào evil smile / sinister smile syn
逗笑 dòu xiào to amuse / to cause to smile / amusing syn
会心 會心 huì xīn knowing (of a smile, look etc) syn
苦笑 kǔ xiào to force a smile / a bitter laugh syn
笑面虎 xiào miàn hǔ man with a big smile and evil intentions syn
花言巧语 花言巧語 huā yán qiǎo yǔ graceful words, flowery speech (idiom) / elegant but insincere words / cheating wheedling / dishonest rhetoric syn
忍俊不禁 rěn jùn bù jīn cannot help laughing / unable to restrain a smile syn
含笑 hán xiào to have a smile on one's face syn
会意 會意 huì yì combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书[liu4 shu1] of forming Chinese characters) / Chinese character that combines the meanings of existing elements / also known as joint ideogram or associative compound / to comprehend without being told explicitly / to cotton on / knowing (smile, glance etc) syn
笑逐颜开 笑逐顏開 xiào zhú yán kāi smile spread across the face (idiom) / beaming with pleasure / all smiles / joy written across one's face syn
暗喜 àn xǐ hidden smile / smirk / to rejoice covertly / secret satisfaction concerning one's evil plans syn
莞尔 莞爾 wǎn ěr (literary) to smile syn
笑吟吟 xiào yín yín smiling / with a smile syn
干笑 乾笑 gān xiào to give a hollow laugh / to force a smile / forced laugh / CL:聲|声[sheng1] syn
皮笑肉不笑 pí xiào ròu bù xiào to put on a fake smile (idiom) / to smile insincerely syn
强颜欢笑 強顏歡笑 qiǎng yán huān xiào to pretend to look happy / to force oneself to smile syn
妃子笑 fēi zi xiào concubine's smile, a cultivar of lychee
油腔滑调 油腔滑調 yóu qiāng huá diào flippant and insincere (piece of writing or speech) / glib-tongued / oily syn
粲然 càn rán clear and bright / with a big smile syn
赔笑 賠笑 péi xiào to smile apologetically or obsequiously
惨笑 慘笑 cǎn xiào bitter smile
开颜 開顏 kāi yán to smile / to beam syn
wǎn smile syn
shěn (literary) to smile / to sneer syn
似笑非笑 sì xiào fēi xiào like a smile yet not a smile (idiom)
嘴甜心苦 zuǐ tián xīn kǔ sweet mouth, bitter heart (idiom) / insincere flattery
嫣然一笑 yān rán yī xiào to smile sweetly syn
一颦一笑 一顰一笑 yī pín yī xiào every frown and every smile syn
yín insincere / stupid
甜言密语 甜言密語 tián yán mì yǔ sweet words and honeyed phrases (idiom) / elegant but insincere words / cheating wheedling / dishonest rhetoric
浮滑 fú huá (of language or behavior) flippant and insincere
见人说人话,见鬼说鬼话 見人說人話,見鬼說鬼話 jiàn rén shuō rén huà , jiàn guǐ shuō guǐ huà (fig.) adaptable / able to deal with various kinds of people and situations / (derog.) insincere / two-faced
to smile at
xiào old variant of 笑, laugh / smile
媚笑 mèi xiào enchanting smile
会心微笑 會心微笑 huì xīn wēi xiào a knowing smile (idiom)
破颜 破顏 pò yán to break into a smile / (of flowers) to open
解颐 解頤 jiě yí to smile / to laugh
颔首微笑 頷首微笑 hàn shǒu wēi xiào to nod and smile
灿笑 燦笑 càn xiào to smile brightly
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
笑而不语 笑而不語 xiào ér bù yǔ to smile but say nothing
莞尔一笑 莞爾一笑 wǎn ěr yī xiào (literary) to smile
面露 miàn lù to look (tired, pleased etc) / to wear (a smile, a puzzled expression etc)
姨母笑 yí mǔ xiào (neologism c. 2017) (slang) kindly, indulgent smile (usu. on the face of a woman)
嫣然一笑 yān rán - yī xiào (idiom) to smile sweetly syn
相视而笑 相視而笑 xiāng shì ér xiào (idiom) to look at each other and smile
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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