to laugh or smile

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
jiǎng
le
yǒu
de
xiào
huà

He told a funny joke

2
de
xiào
róng
wēn
nuǎn
le
de
xīn

Her smile warmed my heart

3
fáng
jiān
chōng
mǎn
le
huān
xiào
shēng

The room was filled with laughter

4
huān
kāi
wán
xiào

He likes to joke.

5
bié
dān
xīn
zhǐ
shì
zài
kāi
wán
xiào

Don't worry, I'm just joking.

6
kāi
wán
xiào
shuō
guǒ
míng
tiān
xià
men
jiù
gōng
yuán
cān

He joked that if it doesn't rain tomorrow, we'll go for a picnic in the park.

7
zhè
shì
xiào
huà

This is a joke.

8
jiǎng
le
yǒu
de
xiào
huà
jiā
dōu
xiào
le

He told a funny joke, and everyone laughed.

9
bié
zhè
jiàn
shì
dāng
xiào
huà
hěn
zhòng
yào

Don't treat this matter as a joke; it's very important.

10
duì
wēi
xiào

She smiled at me.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes10
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#321
Zhuyinㄒㄧㄠˋ
Components
UnicodeU+7B11
CangjieHHSK
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Cultural note

Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.

Learn how the Five Elements describe personality