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苦笑

kǔxiào

to force a smile

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Meaning of 苦笑 in English

kǔxiàoHSK 7–9verbSyllabus #7813
  1. to force a smile
  2. a bitter laugh

Characters

苦 on its own →
kǔ · bitter

HSK words with 苦

苦HSK 4辛苦HSK 4艰苦HSK 5痛苦HSK 5酸甜苦辣HSK 5吃苦HSK 7–9何苦HSK 7–9刻苦HSK 7–9苦难HSK 7–9苦恼HSK 7–9
笑 on its own →
xiào · to laugh; to smile

HSK words with 笑

笑HSK 2好笑HSK 4笑话HSK 4开玩笑HSK 4微笑HSK 5嘲笑HSK 6笑容HSK 6耻笑HSK 7–9搞笑HSK 7–9讥笑HSK 7–9

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences