"Laughter" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 xiào shēng laughter
 xǐ xiào to laugh / laughter
 hē hē (onom.) gentle laughter / chuckle
 hēi hēi (onom.) he he / mischievous laughter
 bào xiào to burst out laughing / hilarious / burst of laughter
 hā hā dà xiào to laugh heartily / to burst into loud laughter
 kuáng xiào to howl with laughter / to laugh one's head off
 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
 shī xiào to laugh in spite of oneself / to be unable to help laughing / to break into laughter
 dòu lè to amuse oneself / to clown around / to provoke laughter
 hōng xiào to roar with laughter / hoots of laughter / guffaw
 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
 hōng roar of laughter (onom.) / hubbub / to roar (as a crowd)
 jué loud laughter
 xiào bù kě yǎng to double up with laughter (idiom)
 qián fǔ hòu yǎng to rock one's body backward and forward / to be convulsed (with laughter etc)
 dòu gén funny man (lead role in comic dialogue 對口相聲|对口相声[dui4 kou3 xiang4 sheng1]) / to joke / to play the fool / to provoke laughter
 hāi (interj.) / happy / sound of laughter
 ér forced laughter
 jiè sigh / groan / loud laughter
 huá xiào uproarious laughter
 pěng fù jué dǎo doubled up with laughter
 chī chī (onom.) sound of muffled laughter (chuckling, tittering etc) / sound of stammering
 huān shēng xiào yǔ cheers and laughter
 guàn tóu xiào shēng canned laughter / laugh track
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