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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
笑 xiào	笑 \| 笑* \| *笑	to laugh; to smile / to laugh at	HSK 1


板 bǎn	板 \| 板* \| *板	board / plank / plate / shutter / table tennis bat / clappers (music) / CL: 塊｜块 / accented beat in Chinese music / hard / stiff / to stop smiling or look serious	HSK 3


微笑 wēixiào	微笑 \| 微笑* \| *微笑	smile / CL: 個｜个, 絲｜丝 / to smile	HSK 4


笑脸 xiàoliǎn	笑脸 \| 笑脸* \| *笑脸	smiling face / smiley :) ☺ / CL: 副	笑臉 HSK 6


笑容 xiàoróng	笑容 \| 笑容* \| *笑容	smile / smiling expression / CL: 副	HSK 6


冷笑 lěngxiào	冷笑 \| 冷笑* \| *冷笑	to sneer / to laugh grimly / grin of dissatisfaction (bitterness, helplessness, indignation etc) / bitter, grim, sarcastic or angry smile	HSK 7-9


浮现 fúxiàn	浮现 \| 浮现* \| *浮现	(of a thought or image) to come to mind / (of a smile etc) to appear (on sb's face) / (of a problem etc) to emerge	浮現 HSK 7-9


眉开眼笑 méikāiyǎnxiào	眉开眼笑 \| 眉开眼笑* \| *眉开眼笑	brows raised in delight, eyes laughing (idiom); beaming with joy / all smiles	眉開眼笑 HSK 7-9


会意 huìyì	会意 \| 会意* \| *会意	combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書｜六书 of forming Chinese characters) / Chinese character that combines the meanings of existing elements / also known as joint ideogram or associative compound / to comprehend without being told explicitly / to cotton on / knowing (smile, glance etc)	會意 HSK 7-9


容光焕发 róngguānghuànfā	容光焕发 \| 容光焕发* \| *容光焕发	face glowing (idiom); looking radiant / all smiles	容光煥發 HSK 7-9


苦笑 kǔxiào	苦笑 \| 苦笑* \| *苦笑	to force a smile / a bitter laugh	HSK 7-9


笑意 xiàoyì	笑意 \| 笑意* \| *笑意	smiling expression


听 yǐn	听 \| 听* \| *听	smile (archaic)


笑嘻嘻 xiàoxīxī	笑嘻嘻 \| 笑嘻嘻* \| *笑嘻嘻	grinning / smiling


含笑 hánxiào	含笑 \| 含笑* \| *含笑	to have a smile on one's face


谥 yì	谥 \| 谥* \| *谥	smiling face	謚


莞 wǎn	莞 \| 莞* \| *莞	smile


干笑 gānxiào	干笑 \| 干笑* \| *干笑	to give a hollow laugh / to force a smile / forced laugh / CL: 聲｜声	乾笑


满面 mǎnmiàn	满面 \| 满面* \| *满面	across one's whole face / (smiling) from ear to ear	滿面


奸笑 jiānxiào	奸笑 \| 奸笑* \| *奸笑	evil smile / sinister smile


笑里藏刀 xiàolǐcángdāo	笑里藏刀 \| 笑里藏刀* \| *笑里藏刀	lit. a dagger hidden in smiles (idiom); friendly manners belying hypocritical intentions / when the fox preaches, look to the geese	笑裡藏刀


莞尔 wǎn'ěr	莞尔 \| 莞尔* \| *莞尔	(literary) to smile	莞爾


眯眼 mīyǎn	眯眼 \| 眯眼* \| *眯眼	to narrow one's eyes (as when smiling or squinting)	瞇眼


笑靥 xiàoyè	笑靥 \| 笑靥* \| *笑靥	dimple / smiling face	笑靨


忍俊不禁 rěnjùnbùjīn	忍俊不禁 \| 忍俊不禁* \| *忍俊不禁	cannot help laughing / unable to restrain a smile


开颜 kāiyán	开颜 \| 开颜* \| *开颜	to smile / to beam	開顏


笑吟吟 xiàoyínyín	笑吟吟 \| 笑吟吟* \| *笑吟吟	smiling; with a smile


笑逐颜开 xiàozhúyánkāi	笑逐颜开 \| 笑逐颜开* \| *笑逐颜开	smile spread across the face (idiom); beaming with pleasure / all smiles / joy written across one's face	笑逐顏開


嬉皮笑脸 xīpíxiàoliǎn	嬉皮笑脸 \| 嬉皮笑脸* \| *嬉皮笑脸	all smiles / smiling mischievously or ingratiatingly	嬉皮笑臉


强颜欢笑 qiǎngyánhuānxiào	强颜欢笑 \| 强颜欢笑* \| *强颜欢笑	to pretend to look happy / to force oneself to smile	強顏歡笑


酒窝 jiǔwō	酒窝 \| 酒窝* \| *酒窝	dimple (on the cheek when smiling)	酒窩


嫣然一笑 yānrán-yīxiào	嫣然一笑 \| 嫣然一笑* \| *嫣然一笑	(idiom) to smile sweetly


一颦一笑 yīpínyīxiào	一颦一笑 \| 一颦一笑* \| *一颦一笑	every frown and every smile	一顰一笑


赔笑 péixiào	赔笑 \| 赔笑* \| *赔笑	to smile apologetically or obsequiously	賠笑


眉飞色舞 méifēisèwǔ	眉飞色舞 \| 眉飞色舞* \| *眉飞色舞	smiles of exultation / radiant with delight	眉飛色舞


逗笑 dòuxiào	逗笑 \| 逗笑* \| *逗笑	to amuse / to cause to smile / amusing


哂 shěn	哂 \| 哂* \| *哂	(literary) to smile / to sneer


笑面虎 xiàomiànhǔ	笑面虎 \| 笑面虎* \| *笑面虎	man with a big smile and evil intentions


暗喜 ànxǐ	暗喜 \| 暗喜* \| *暗喜	hidden smile / smirk / to rejoice covertly / secret satisfaction concerning one's evil plans


会心 huìxīn	会心 \| 会心* \| *会心	knowing (of a smile, look etc)	會心


粲然 cànrán	粲然 \| 粲然* \| *粲然	clear and bright / with a big smile


笑容可掬 xiàoróngkějū	笑容可掬 \| 笑容可掬* \| *笑容可掬	smiling wholeheartedly (idiom); beaming from ear to ear


春风满面 chūnfēngmǎnmiàn	春风满面 \| 春风满面* \| *春风满面	pleasantly smiling / radiant with happiness	春風滿面


惨笑 cǎnxiào	惨笑 \| 惨笑* \| *惨笑	bitter smile	慘笑


唹 yú	唹 \| 唹* \| *唹	to smile at


解颐 jiěyí	解颐 \| 解颐* \| *解颐	to smile / to laugh	解頤


笉 qǐn	笉 \| 笉* \| *笉	smiling countenance / bamboo rope


笑眯眯 xiàomīmī	笑眯眯 \| 笑眯眯* \| *笑眯眯	beaming / all smiles


笑貌 xiàomào	笑貌 \| 笑貌* \| *笑貌	smiling face


灿笑 cànxiào	灿笑 \| 灿笑* \| *灿笑	to smile brightly	燦笑


诡笑 guǐxiào	诡笑 \| 诡笑* \| *诡笑	smirk / insincere smile	詭笑


莞尔一笑 wǎn'ěryīxiào	莞尔一笑 \| 莞尔一笑* \| *莞尔一笑	(literary) to smile	莞爾一笑


笑盈盈 xiàoyíngyíng	笑盈盈 \| 笑盈盈* \| *笑盈盈	smilingly / to be all smiles


面露 miànlù	面露 \| 面露* \| *面露	to look (tired, pleased etc) / to wear (a smile, a puzzled expression etc)


鼻唇沟 bíchúngōu	鼻唇沟 \| 鼻唇沟* \| *鼻唇沟	nasolabial fold / smile lines / laugh lines	鼻唇溝


展眉 zhǎnméi	展眉 \| 展眉* \| *展眉	to beam with joy / all smiles


相视而笑 xiāngshì'érxiào	相视而笑 \| 相视而笑* \| *相视而笑	(idiom) to look at each other and smile	相視而笑


似笑非笑 sìxiàofēixiào	似笑非笑 \| 似笑非笑* \| *似笑非笑	like a smile yet not a smile (idiom)


妃子笑 fēizixiào	妃子笑 \| 妃子笑* \| *妃子笑	concubine's smile, a cultivar of lychee


姨母笑 yímǔxiào	姨母笑 \| 姨母笑* \| *姨母笑	(neologism c. 2017) (slang) kindly, indulgent smile (usu. on the face of a woman)


媚笑 mèixiào	媚笑 \| 媚笑* \| *媚笑	enchanting smile


忍俊 rěnjùn	忍俊 \| 忍俊* \| *忍俊	smiling


法令纹 fǎlìngwén	法令纹 \| 法令纹* \| *法令纹	nasolabial fold / smile lines / laugh lines	法令紋


满脸生花 mǎnliǎnshēnghuā	满脸生花 \| 满脸生花* \| *满脸生花	all smiles / beaming from ear to ear	滿臉生花


皮笑肉不笑 píxiàoròubùxiào	皮笑肉不笑 \| 皮笑肉不笑* \| *皮笑肉不笑	to put on a fake smile (idiom) / to smile insincerely


破颜 pòyán	破颜 \| 破颜* \| *破颜	to break into a smile / (of flowers) to open	破顏


笑窝 xiàowō	笑窝 \| 笑窝* \| *笑窝	dimple (on the cheek when smiling)	笑窩


笑而不语 xiào'érbùyǔ	笑而不语 \| 笑而不语* \| *笑而不语	to smile but say nothing	笑而不語


笑脸相迎 xiàoliǎnxiāngyíng	笑脸相迎 \| 笑脸相迎* \| *笑脸相迎	to welcome sb with a smiling face (idiom)	笑臉相迎


色夷 sèyí	色夷 \| 色夷* \| *色夷	smiling genially / to beam


买笑追欢 mǎixiàozhuīhuān	买笑追欢 \| 买笑追欢* \| *买笑追欢	lit. to buy smiles to seek happiness / abandon oneself to the pleasures of the flesh (idiom)	買笑追歡


开心颜 kāixīnyán	开心颜 \| 开心颜* \| *开心颜	to rejoice / smiling	開心顏


颔首微笑 hànshǒuwēixiào	颔首微笑 \| 颔首微笑* \| *颔首微笑	to nod and smile	頷首微笑

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