哭笑不得

kū xiào bù dé

C1–C2 Level 7

哭笑不得 (kū xiào bù dé) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)”. It sits at TOCFL Level 7 (CEFR C1–C2) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard.

Definition

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

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).