苦笑

On the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list, at CEFR level C1.

kǔxiào ㄎㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ

    • to force a smile
    • a bitter laugh

Character by character

Other words read kǔxiào

kuxiao with other tones

  • 酷肖 kùxiào strikingly resemble

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