哭笑不得

On the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list, at CEFR level C2.

xiào ㄎㄨ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ

    • lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)
    • both funny and extremely embarrassing
    • between laughter and tears

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