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 说笑 說笑 shuō xiào to chat and laugh / to crack jokes / to banter syn 傻笑 shǎ xiào to giggle / to laugh foolishly / to smirk / to simper 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 欢聚一堂 歡聚一堂 huān jù yī táng to gather happily under one roof syn 狂笑 kuáng xiào to howl with laughter / to laugh one's head off syn 自嘲 zì cháo to mock oneself / to laugh at oneself 安居乐业 安居樂業 ān jū lè yè to live in peace and work happily (idiom) syn 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 佳偶 jiā ǒu happily married couple 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 乐呵呵 樂呵呵 lè hē hē happily / giddily syn 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 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 鸳鸯 鴛鴦 yuān yāng (bird species of China) mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) / (fig.) affectionate couple / happily married couple 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 乐 樂 lè happy / cheerful / to laugh syn 嚯 huò (onom.) expressing admiration or surprise / (onom.) sound of a laugh 嗤 chī laugh at / jeer / scoff at / sneer at 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 欢欢喜喜 歡歡喜喜 huān huān xǐ xǐ happily 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 及时行乐 及時行樂 jí shí xíng lè to enjoy the present (idiom) / to live happily with no thought for the future / make merry while you can / carpe diem 捧腹绝倒 捧腹絕倒 pěng fù - jué dǎo to laugh until it hurts / to laugh heartily 喜喜欢欢 喜喜歡歡 xǐ xǐ huān huān happily 畅然 暢然 chàng rán happily / in high spirits 喜结良缘 喜結良緣 xǐ jié - liáng yuán (idiom) to get happily married / to form an auspicious union syn 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 