sneer at ⇒ 他因为是文盲而遭人嗤笑。 Tā yīnwèi shì wénmáng ér zāo rén chīxiào. → He was sneered at because he was illiterate.
嘲笑
laugh at ⇒ 不要嘲笑别人的短处。 Bùyào cháoxiào biérén de duǎnchù. → You shouldn't laugh at other people's weaknesses.
好笑
funny
微笑
smile ⇒ 她的微笑很迷人。 Tā de wēixiào hěn mírén. → Her smile was enchanting.
憨笑
simper
狞笑
evil laugh
玩笑
joke ⇒ 他喜欢跟人开玩笑。 Tā xǐhuan gēn rén kāi wánxiào. → He likes to play jokes on people. ⇒ 我把他的话当玩笑。 Wǒ bǎ tā de huà dāng wánxiào. → I took what he said as a joke.
笑容
smile
笑料
laughing stock
笑柄
laughing stock
笑话
joke ⇒ 他爱说笑话。 Tā ài shuō xiàohuà. → He likes to tell jokes.
耻笑
mock
苦笑
give a wry smile ( pt gave ) , pp given
见笑
laugh at
讥笑
jeer
讪笑
mock
说笑
joke around
开玩笑
joke ⇒ 我只是开玩笑。 Wǒ zhǐshì kāi wánxiào. → I was only joking. ⇒ 别拿我开玩笑。 Bié ná wǒ kāi wánxiào. → Don't make fun of me.
笑嘻嘻
grinning
笑眯眯
smiley
笑面虎
wolf in sheep's clothing
皮笑肉不笑
( 贬 ) put on a false smile ⇒ 他皮笑肉不笑的样子真可恶。 Tā pí xiào ròu bù xiào de yàngzi zhēn kěwù. → His false smile is really unbearable.
付之一笑
brush off with a smile ⇒ 他把感情得失,爱与不爱都付之一笑。 Tā bǎ gǎnqíng déshī, ài yǔ bù ài dōu fù zhī yī xiào. → He treats love and loss lightly.
哄堂大笑
make everyone roar with laughter ⇒ 他的笑话引得大家哄堂大笑。 Tā de xiàohua yǐn de dàjiā hōngtángdàxiào. → His joke made everyone roar with laughter.
啼笑皆非
not know whether to laugh or cry
喜笑颜开
light up ⇒ 老人一见到孙子就喜笑颜开的。 Lǎorén yī jiàndào sūnzi jiù xǐ xiào yán kāi de. → As soon as the old man sees his grandchild his face lights up.
嬉皮笑脸
grin cheekily
欢声笑语
happy chatter ⇒ 校园里留下了我们的欢声笑语。 Xiàoyuán li liúxiàle wǒmen de huān shēng xiào yǔ. → Our happy chatter lingered in the schoolyard.
眉开眼笑
beam with joy
笑逐颜开
beam with pleasure
笑里藏刀
be a wolf in sheep's clothing
谈笑风生
talk cheerfully
贻笑大方
expose oneself to ridicule
English translation of '笑'
笑
(xiào)
动
(= 欢笑) laugh
⇒ 孩子们笑得开心极了！ (Háizimen xiào de kāixīn jí le!) The children laughed with great delight!
(= 嘲笑) laugh at
⇒ 别担心,大家不会笑你的。 (Bié dānxīn, dàjiā bù huì xiào nǐ de.) Don't worry, nobody will laugh at you.