笑xiàoto laugh; to smile
笑 (xiào) means "to laugh; to smile" or "to laugh at." It appears in 妈妈看着孩子笑了。 (Mom looked at the child and smiled.) and 别笑我！ (Don't laugh at me!) Seeing a friend laughing, a speaker asks 你笑什么？ (What are you laughing at?) and hears 你看这只狗，它在跳舞！ (Look at this dog, it's dancing!)
What does 笑 mean?
- 1.
to laugh; to smileverb
- 2.
to laugh atverb
What does the character 笑 mean?
- 笑to laugh; to smile
How do you use 笑?
See it in 看着孩子笑了 and 别笑我
What are some examples of 笑 in a sentence?
How is 笑 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
你笑什么？
Nǐ xiào shénme?
What are you laughing at?
- Speaker B:
你看这只狗，它在跳舞！
Nǐ kàn zhè zhī gǒu, tā zài tiàowǔ!
Look at this dog, it's dancing!
- Speaker A:
它真可爱！
Tā zhēn kě'ài!
It's so cute!
- Speaker B:
是啊！
Shì a!
It sure is!
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.