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 xiào laugh / smile / CL:個|个[ge4]
Results beginning with 笑
 xiào huà joke / jest / CL:個|个[ge4] / to laugh at / to mock
 xiào róng smile / smiling expression / CL:副[fu4]
 xiào shēng laughter
 xiào yì smiling expression
 xiào liǎn smiling face / smiley :) ☺ / CL:副[fu4]
 xiào yǔ talking and laughing / cheerful talk
 xiào tán object of ridicule / laughingstock / to laugh over sth / to make light chat
 xiào liào comedic material / (in reference to a person) laughingstock / butt of jokes
 xiào yè dimple / smiling face
 xiào bǐng a matter for ridicule / an object of ridicule / laughingstock
 xiào xīng popular comedian / comic star
 xiào nà to kindly accept (an offering)
 Xiào lín Jokes (title of an ancient collection of jokes, often used in the title of modern collections of jokes)
 xiào wén laugh lines (on the face)
 xiào jù comedy / farce
 xiào qì laughing gas (nitrous oxide)
 xiào diǎn funny bits / humorous parts / jokes / punchline
 xiào hua joke / jest / CL:個|个[ge4] / to laugh at / to mock
 xiào mà to deride / to mock / (jocular) to heckle good-naturedly / to razz
 xiào mào smiling face
 xiào ōu (bird species of China) laughing gull (Leucophaeus atricilla)
 xiào wō see 笑窩|笑窝[xiao4 wo1]
 xiào wō dimple
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 xiào xī xī grinning / smiling
 xiào mī mī beaming / all smiles
 xiào yín yín smiling / with a smile
 xiào yíng yíng smilingly / to be all smiles
 xiào hā hā to laugh heartily
 xiào miàn hǔ man with a big smile and evil intentions
 xiào diǎn dī amused by even the weakest joke / ready to laugh at the smallest thing
 xiào liǎn r erhua variant of 笑臉|笑脸[xiao4 lian3]
 xiào róng kě jū smiling wholeheartedly (idiom) / beaming from ear to ear
 xiào zhú yán kāi smile spread across the face (idiom) / beaming with pleasure / all smiles / joy written across one's face
 xiào lǐ cáng dāo lit. a dagger hidden in smiles (idiom) / friendly manners belying hypocritical intentions / when the fox preaches, look to the geese
 xiào bù kě yǎng to double up with laughter (idiom)
 xiào bù kě yì to laugh irrepressibly
 xiào diào dà yá to laugh one's head off / ridiculous / jaw-dropping
 xiào ér bù yǔ to smile but say nothing
 Xiào kǒu Mí lè laughing Maitreya
 xiào liǎn xiāng yíng to welcome sb with a smiling face (idiom)
 xiào liào bǎi chū entertaining / hilarious
 xiào pò dù pí to split one's sides laughing
 xiào pín bù xiào chāng the notion in society that it's better to get ahead in the world by abandoning one's scruples than to suffer poverty / lit. despising poverty but not prostitution (idiom)
Approximate Results for 笑
 wēi xiào smile / CL:個|个[ge4],絲|丝[si1] / to smile
 dà xiào to laugh heartily / a belly laugh
 bào xiào to burst out laughing / hilarious / burst of laughter
 kǔ xiào to force a smile / a bitter laugh
 lěng xiào to sneer / to laugh grimly / grin of dissatisfaction (bitterness, helplessness, indignation etc) / bitter, grim, sarcastic or angry smile
 wán xiào to joke / joke / jest
 hǎo xiào laughable / funny / ridiculous
 kě xiào funny / ridiculous
 cháo xiào to jeer at / to deride / to ridicule / mockery / derision
 hán xiào to have a smile on one's face
 huān xiào to laugh happily / a belly-laugh
 kuáng xiào to howl with laughter / to laugh one's head off
 shǎ xiào to giggle / to laugh foolishly / to smirk / to simper
 qǔ xiào to tease / to make fun of
 shuō xiào to chat and laugh / to crack jokes / to banter
 níng xiào to laugh nastily / evil grin
 tōu xiào to laugh up one's sleeve
 jiān xiào evil smile / sinister smile
 fā xiào to burst out laughing / to laugh
 àn xiào laugh in (up) one's sleeve / snigger / snicker
 gān xiào to give a hollow laugh / to force a smile / forced laugh / CL:聲|声[sheng1]
 xī xiào to be laughing and playing / to giggle
 jī xiào to sneer
 chǐ xiào to sneer at sb / to ridicule
 shī xiào to laugh in spite of oneself / to be unable to help laughing / to break into laughter
 qiè xiào to snigger / to titter
 jiàn xiào to mock / to be ridiculed / to incur ridicule through one's poor performance (humble)
 tiáo xiào to tease / to poke fun at
 dòu xiào to amuse / to cause to smile / amusing
 hōng xiào to roar with laughter / hoots of laughter / guffaw
 shàn xiào to ridicule / to mock
 chī xiào to sneer at
 mài xiào to work as a good-time girl / to prostitute oneself
 péi xiào to smile apologetically or obsequiously
 cǎn xiào bitter smile
 chī xiào to giggle foolishly / to titter
 càn xiào to smile brightly
 ēi xiào to laugh loudly / guffaw
 gǎo xiào to get people to laugh / funny / hilarious
 guǐ xiào smirk / insincere smile
 huài xiào to smirk / to grin wickedly / to snicker
 huá xiào uproarious laughter
 mèi xiào enchanting smile
 qì xiào to be angry about sth but also find it laughable
 shěn xiào (literary) to sneer / to laugh at
 xǐ xiào to laugh / laughter
 yīn xiào to laugh evilly
 yí xiào to be ridiculous / to make a fool of oneself
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 kāi wán xiào to play a joke / to make fun of / to joke
 gǎo xiào piàn comedy film / comedy / CL:部[bu4]
 nào xiào huà to make a fool of oneself
 fēi zi xiào concubine's smile, a cultivar of lychee
 hūn xiào huà dirty jokes / jokes of a visceral nature
 dòu xiào r erhua variant of 逗笑[dou4 xiao4]
 gē gē xiào chuckle
 gé gé xiào giggle
 hā hā xiào to laugh out loud
 hūn xiào hua dirty jokes / jokes of a visceral nature
 kàn xiào hua to watch with amusement as sb makes a fool of himself
 lěng xiào huà corny joke
 lěng xiào hua corny joke
 nào xiào hua to make a fool of oneself
 yí mǔ xiào (neologism c. 2017) (slang) kindly, indulgent smile (usu. on the face of a woman)
 hā hā dà xiào to laugh heartily / to burst into loud laughter
 kū xiào bù dé lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom) / both funny and extremely embarrassing / between laughter and tears
 tí xiào jiē fēi lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom) / between laughter and tears
 yǒu shuō yǒu xiào talking and laughing / to jest / cheerful and lively
 tán xiào fēng shēng to talk cheerfully and wittily / to joke together
 méi kāi yǎn xiào brows raised in delight, eyes laughing (idiom) / beaming with joy / all smiles
 xī pí xiào liǎn all smiles / smiling mischievously or ingratiatingly
 hōng táng dà xiào the whole room roaring with laughter (idiom)
 pò tì wéi xiào to turn tears into laughter (idiom) / to turn grief into happiness
 qiǎng yán huān xiào to pretend to look happy / to force oneself to smile
 xī pí xiào liǎn see 嬉皮笑臉|嬉皮笑脸[xi1 pi2 xiao4 lian3]
 yī xiào zhì zhī to dismiss with a laugh / to make light of
 xǐ xiào yán kāi grinning from ear to ear (idiom) / beaming with happiness
 yí xiào dà fāng to make a fool of oneself / to make oneself a laughing stock
 tán xiào zì ruò to talk and laugh as though nothing had happened / to remain cheerful (despite a crisis)
 fù zhī yī xiào to dismiss sth with a laugh (idiom) / to laugh it off
 mǎi xiào zhuī huān lit. to buy smiles to seek happiness / abandon oneself to the pleasures of the flesh (idiom)
 pěng fù dà xiào uproarious / hilarious / to split one's sides laughing / lit. to hold one's belly with both hands
 sì xiào fēi xiào like a smile yet not a smile (idiom)
 xī xiào nù mà lit. laughs, jeers, anger and invective (idiom) / fig. all kinds of emotions / to mock and scold / (of writing) freely roving / following the author's fancy
 yān rán yī xiào to smile sweetly
 yǎ rán shī xiào to laugh involuntarily / Taiwan pr. [e4 ran2 shi1 xiao4]
 yī pín yī xiào every frown and every smile
 bù zhí yī xiào of no value / worthless
 dòu rén fā xiào to make people laugh
 guàn tóu xiào shēng canned laughter / laugh track
 hàn shǒu wēi xiào to nod and smile
 huān shēng xiào yǔ cheers and laughter
 huì xīn wēi xiào a knowing smile (idiom)
 liě kāi zuǐ xiào to laugh
齿 lù chǐ ér xiào to grin
 wǎn ěr yī xiào (literary) to smile
 xué jiū xiào péng the phoenix laughs at the roc (idiom)
 yí xiào fāng jiā a novice making a fool of himself / to make oneself ridiculous before experts
 yī xiào liǎo zhī to laugh away (instead of taking seriously)
 pí xiào ròu bù xiào to put on a fake smile (idiom) / to smile insincerely
 guī xiào biē wú wěi lit. a tortoise laughing at a soft-shelled turtle for having no tail (idiom) / fig. the pot calling the kettle black
 Lán líng Xiào xiào shēng Lanling Xiaoxiaosheng, pseudonym of the Ming dynasty writer and author of the Golden Lotus 金瓶梅[Jin1 ping2 mei2]
 wǔ shí bù xiào bǎi bù the one who has retreated 50 steps laughs at the one who has retreated 100 steps (idiom) / the pot calls the kettle black
 měi zhōu zuì gǎo xiào diàn shì America's
 shào nu:3 lù xiào liǎn , hūn shì bàn chéng quán When the girl smiles, the matchmaker's job is half done. (idiom)
 shéi xiào dào zuì hòu , shéi xiào dé zuì hǎo He laughs best who laughs last.
 shéi xiào zài zuì hòu , shéi xiào dé zuì hǎo He laughs best who laughs last.
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