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一笑置之

yī xiào zhì zhī

4-character word

What 一笑置之 means

1. to dismiss with a laugh
2. to make light of

The characters in 一笑置之

• 一yīone; single; a (article)
• 笑xiàoto laugh; to smile; to laugh at
• 置zhìto install; to place; to put
• 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的; him; her

Example sentences

• 当然, 他知道这只是个玩笑, 所以他"嗯?" 了一声一笑置之, 但是他觉得非常厌烦。(我的意思是, 你不要再说这样的事情了, 即使它只是个玩笑话!）
  Dāngrán, tā zhīdào zhè zhǐshì gè wánxiào, suǒyǐ tā "ēn?" le yīshēng yīxiàozhìzhī, dànshì tā juéde fēicháng yànfán.( wǒ de yìsi shì, nǐ bù yào zàishuō zhèyàng de shìqing le, jíshǐ tā zhǐshì gè wánxiào huà!）
  Of course he thought it was a joke and let it slide with a "hm?" but he was seriously annoyed. I mean, just don't say things like that even as a joke!