smile in Chinese

笑

HSK 3.0 · Level 1

xiào

to laugh; to smile
to laugh at

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Example sentences

wǒ 我 bù 不 zhīdào 知道 wǒ 我 gāi 该 kū 哭 háishi 还是 gāi 该 xiào 笑。

I don't know if I should cry or laugh.
yīxiē 一些 sījī 司机 xiào 笑 de 的 xiào 笑， hǎn 喊 de 的 hǎn 喊。

Some of the drivers were laughing and yelling.

Other words for smile

微笑 wēixiào HSK 4

smile; to smile
笑容 xiàoróng HSK 6

smile; smiling expression
开颜（開顏） kāiyán

to smile; to beam
解颐（解頤） jiěyí

to smile; to laugh
莞尔（莞爾） wǎněr

(literary) to smile
莞尔一笑（莞爾一笑） wǎněryīxiào

(literary) to smile
哂 shěn

(literary) to smile; to sneer
莞 wǎn

smile
听 yǐn HSK 1

smile (archaic)

10 entries in ChineseDict list "smile" as a meaning.