笑
Novice
Level 2
★ Core word
Intransitive verb
笑 (xiào) is a Chinese word meaning “to laugh; to smile”. It sits at TOCFL Level 2 (CEFR Novice) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.
Definition
- to laugh; to smile
- to laugh at
Stroke order
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Example
她笑得很開心。
She laughed happily.
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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).