Question 1

How do you pronounce 哭笑不得?

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哭笑不得 is pronounced "kūxiào-bùdé" in Mandarin Chinese. Click the audio icon to hear the native pronunciation. The word is classified as HSK 7-9 level vocabulary.

Question 2

What does 哭笑不得 mean?

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哭笑不得 (kūxiào-bùdé) means: lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom), both funny and extremely embarrassing, between laughter and tears.

Question 3

How do you write 哭笑不得 in Chinese?

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哭笑不得 is written with 4 characters. View the stroke order animation above to learn the correct way to write each character. The traditional form is 哭笑不得.

Question 4

What are example sentences using 哭笑不得?

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See the examples section above for multiple sentences using 哭笑不得 in context, with pinyin pronunciation and translations in your selected language. Each example includes audio pronunciation to help you learn proper usage.

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