to laugh; smile (v.)
HSK 2
Traditional
笑 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Phonetically similar words
小 xiǎo - small (adj.) | HSK 1
削 xiāo - cut (v.) | HSK 6
Examples
他听到了笑声。 tā tīng dàole xiào shēng. - He heard laughter.
我喜欢笑。 wǒ xǐhuān xiào. - I like to laugh.
她对我笑了。 tā duì wǒ xiàole. - She smiled at me.
我们一起笑。 wǒmen yīqǐ xiào. - We laugh together.
笑一下。 xiào yīxià. - Smile.
Phrases
开玩笑 kāi wán xiào - joke () | HSK 4
笑话 xiào huà - joke (n.) | HSK 4
微笑 wēi xiào - smile (n.) | HSK 5
嘲笑 cháo xiào - ridicule; deride; make fun of (v.) | HSK 6
讥笑 jī xiào - ridicule; sneer at; deride (v.) | HSK 6