欢笑 (歡笑)
huān xiào
Pinyin

Definition

欢笑 (歡笑)
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huān xiào
  1. to laugh happily
  2. a belly-laugh

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

笑
xiào
  1. 1 old variant of 笑[xiào]
微笑
wēi xiào
  1. 1 smile
  2. 2 classifier: 个 gè
  3. 3 classifier: 丝 sī
  4. 4 to smile
搞笑
gǎo xiào
  1. 1 to get people to laugh
  2. 2 funny
  3. 3 hilarious
笑容
xiào róng
  1. 1 smile
  2. 2 smiling expression
  3. 3 classifier: 副 fù
偷笑
tōu xiào
  1. 1 to laugh up one's sleeve

Idioms (20)

五十步笑百步
wǔ shí bù xiào bǎi bù
  1. 1 the one who has retreated 50 steps laughs at the one who has retreated 100 steps (idiom)
  2. 2 the pot calls the kettle black
付之一笑
fù zhī yī xiào
  1. 1 to dismiss sth with a laugh (idiom)
  2. 2 to laugh it off
似笑非笑
sì xiào fēi xiào
  1. 1 like a smile yet not a smile (idiom)
哄堂大笑
hōng táng dà xiào
  1. 1 the whole room roaring with laughter (idiom)
哭笑不得
kū xiào bù dé
  1. 1 lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)
  2. 2 both funny and extremely embarrassing
  3. 3 between laughter and tears

Sample Sentences

韩国：每年夏天民众参加“水枪大战”，嬉戏欢笑。
Hánguó ：měinián xiàtiān mínzhòng cānjiā “shuǐqiāng dàzhàn ”，xīxì huānxiào 。
South Korea: Every summer people participate in "water gun battle", playing and laughing.
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我在这里欢笑，我在这里哭泣
wǒ zài zhèlǐ huānxiào ，wǒ zài zhèlǐ kūqì
Here is where I laugh, here is where I cry
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哈哈，幽默真算得上是一门艺术，懂得欣赏幽默可以让你的生活充满欢笑，不恰当的玩笑也会让朋友反目成仇。看来讲笑话时一定要讲究场合和时间，不然很容易让人以为你在故意讽刺或者冒犯他。
hāhā ，yōumò zhēn suàndeshàng shì yī mén yìshù ，dǒngde xīnshǎng yōumò kěyǐ ràng nǐ de shēnghuó chōngmǎn huānxiào ，bùqiàdàng de wánxiào yě huì ràng péngyou fǎnmùchéngchóu 。kànlai jiǎngxiàohuà shí yīdìng yào jiǎngjiù chǎnghé hé shíjiān ，bùrán hěn róngyì ràng rén yǐwéi nǐ zài gùyì fěngcì huòzhě màofàn tā 。
Ha ha, humor really deserves to be called an art. Knowing how to appreciate humor can fill your life with happiness and laughter. Making inappropriate jokes can make your friends have a falling out with you. Looks like you really need to pick the right time and occasion for telling jokes. Otherwise, it's easy for others to think that you're intentionally making fun of them, or even offending them.
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That's for sure. I think that Chaplin skillfully grasped the characteristics of his era. He used exaggerated methods to portray reality. He's given generations of audiences endless laughs. And hiding behind all the laughter, there's the desolation and loneliness of life. He resonated powerfully with his audiences.
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