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苦笑 (kǔ xiào): Wry smile (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
Level 7-9
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苦 • kǔ • bitter • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
kǔ
苦
bitter
笑 • xiào • to laugh; smile • HSK 3.0 · L2
HSK 3.0 · L2
xiào
笑
to laugh; smile
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 苦笑.
Words with
苦
辛苦
xīn kǔ
hard; tough [work; life]
刻苦
kè kǔ
assiduous; hardworking; painstaking
痛苦
tòng kǔ
pain; agony; sore
艰苦
jiān kǔ
arduous; difficult; tough
酸甜苦辣
suān tián kǔ là
sour, sweet, bitter and spicy hot
吃苦
chī kǔ
bear hardships
苦涩
kǔ sè
bitter and astringent
苦尽甘来
kǔ jìn gān lái
all sufferings have their reward; after the bitter comes the sweet
Words with
笑
好笑
hǎo xiào
laughable; funny; ridiculous
笑话
xiào huà
joke
开玩笑
kāi wán xiào
joke
微笑
wēi xiào
smile
嘲笑
cháo xiào
ridicule; deride; make fun of
笑容
xiào róng
smile
讥笑
jī xiào
ridicule; sneer at; deride
取笑
qǔ xiào
Tease / make fun of
4.
How to Use 苦笑 in Sentences
Verb + Verb
with
摇头
yáo
摇
tóu
头
kǔ
苦
xiào
笑
neutral
shake head with a wry smile
Adverb + Verb
with
无奈
wú
无
nài
奈
de
地
kǔ
苦
xiào
笑
Verb + Object
with
露出
lòu
露
chū
出
kǔ
苦
xiào
笑
Measure Word + Noun
with
一丝
yī
一
sī
丝
kǔ
苦
xiào
笑
5.
Example Sentences with 苦笑
tā
他
tīng
听
dào
到
huài
坏
xiāo
消
xī
息
hòu
后
neutral
wry smile helplessly
neutral
show a wry smile
formal
Written
a trace of a wry smile
，
zhǐ
只
néng
能
kǔ
苦
xiào
笑
。
He could only give a bitter smile after hearing the bad news.
miàn
面
duì
对
zhè
这
ge
个
wú
无
fǎ
法
jiě
解
jué
决
de
的
nán
难
tí
题
，
tā
他
zhǐ
只
néng
能
bào
报
yǐ
以
yì
一
sī
丝
kǔ
苦
sè
涩
de
的
kǔ
苦
xiào
笑
。
Faced with this unsolvable problem, he could only offer a bitter wry smile.
nán
难
dào
道
nǐ
你
měi
每
cì
次
yù
遇
dào
到
cuò
挫
zhé
折
，
dōu
都
zhī
只
huì
会
zhè
这
yàng
样
kǔ
苦
xiào
笑
ma
吗
？
Do you only respond with a wry smile like this every time you encounter a setback?
miàn
面
duì
对
péng
朋
yǒu
友
de
的
wán
玩
xiào
笑
，
tā
她
wú
无
nài
奈
dì
地
kǔ
苦
xiào
笑
le
了
yī
一
xià
下
。
Faced with her friend's joke, she gave a helpless bitter smile.
tā
他
bìng
并
wèi
未
kǔ
苦
xiào
笑
，
ér
而
shì
是
lěng
冷
jìng
静
dì
地
fēn
分
xī
析
le
了
shī
失
bài
败
de
的
yuán
原
yīn
因
。
He did not give a wry smile; instead, he calmly analyzed the reasons for the failure.
