- 口口(two mouths calling together; dual voices)ASSOCIATIVE
- 犬(dog)ASSOCIATIVE
Two mouths crying out together sound like dogs howling at the sky.
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哭笑不得
哭笑不得
lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)
HSK 7 (3.0)3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)
- 。
He looked at me with a mixture of tears and laughter, not knowing whether to cry or laugh.
- 貳形adjective
both funny and extremely embarrassing
- 。
This story left me not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
- 參形adjective
between laughter and tears
- 。
He looked at me with an expression between tears and laughter.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- ⺮(bamboo)RADICAL
- 夭(lithe; youthful)ASSOCIATIVE
A bamboo tree bending and swaying in the wind looks like it's laughing with joy.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 不(no; not; negation)ASSOCIATIVE
A bird flying swiftly upward and never willing to return represents the meaning of swift and unyielding.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 彳(step; walk)RADICAL
- 旦(dawn; morning)ASSOCIATIVE
- 寸(inch; hand grasp)ASSOCIATIVE
Walking out at dawn and reaching out your hand to grasp what you want — that is obtaining it.
哭笑不得
Traditional哭
lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)
HSK 7 (3.0)3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)
- 。
He looked at me with a mixture of tears and laughter, not knowing whether to cry or laugh.
- 貳形adjective
both funny and extremely embarrassing
- 。
This story left me not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
- 參形adjective
between laughter and tears
- 。
He looked at me with an expression between tears and laughter.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 口口(two mouths calling together; dual voices)ASSOCIATIVE
- 犬(dog)ASSOCIATIVE
Two mouths crying out together sound like dogs howling at the sky.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- ⺮(bamboo)RADICAL
- 夭(lithe; youthful)ASSOCIATIVE
A bamboo tree bending and swaying in the wind looks like it's laughing with joy.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 不(no; not; negation)ASSOCIATIVE
A bird flying swiftly upward and never willing to return represents the meaning of swift and unyielding.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 彳(step; walk)RADICAL
- 旦(dawn; morning)ASSOCIATIVE
- 寸(inch; hand grasp)ASSOCIATIVE
Walking out at dawn and reaching out your hand to grasp what you want — that is obtaining it.
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