哭笑不得

kūxiào-bùdé

not to know whether to laugh or cry

HSK 3.0 word list · Band 7
Dictionary entry

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

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哭
笑
不
得

See it in sentences

他的回答让人哭笑不得。

Tā de huídá ràng rén kūxiào-bùdé.

English

His answer leaves people not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

这事真叫人哭笑不得。

Zhè shì zhēn jiào rén kūxiào-bùdé.

English

This really leaves you not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

Built with this character · 26 words

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

哭
笑
不
得

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