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苦笑

kǔ xiào

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

苦笑 (kǔ xiào) means "to force a smile; a bitter laugh". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 苦笑 means

1. to force a smile
2. a bitter laugh

The characters in 苦笑

• 苦kǔbitter; hardship; pain
• 笑xiàoto laugh; to smile; to laugh at

Example sentences

• 中松为自己的愚蠢问题苦笑。
  Nakamatsu smiled bitterly at his own stupid question.

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