The Chinese word for to smile is
微笑
wēi xiào
Chinese Definition
smile | |
1. 名词. 微笑。 | |
2. 动词. 微笑。 | |
Components | |
微 | |
1. tiny; small; trifling | |
2. to decline; to deteriorate | |
3. humble; low-ranking | |
4. slight; gentle | |
5. slightly; gently | |
6. micro- (SI unit prefix) | |
7. (Chinese linguistics) the Middle Chinese initial of 微 | |
8. (telegraphy) the fifth day of a month | |
9. (mouth, eyes, etc.) to close slightly | |
10. a little | |
笑 | |
1. (intransitive) to laugh; to smile | |
笑容 - smile | |
唔識 笑 - never smiles | |
2. to laugh at; to ridicule | |
點解 你哋 成seng4日 笑 我 㗎? - Why do you guys always laugh at me? | |
3. (ditransitive) to laugh at; to ridicule | |
笑 佢 唔識 講 廣東話waa6-2 - to make fun of them for not knowing how to speak Cantonese | |
4. (literary, or in compounds) funny; amusing | |
笑話 - joke, lit=funny words | |
5. (obsolete, figurative) to blossom; to bloom | |
6. (rare) |
Translations for 笑 and their definitions
微笑 | |
1. v. to smile | |
保持 微笑 - to keep smiling | |
2. n. smile |
笑 | |
1. (intransitive) to laugh; to smile | |
笑容 - smile | |
唔識 笑 - never smiles | |
2. to laugh at; to ridicule | |
點解 你哋 成seng4日 笑 我 㗎? - Why do you guys always laugh at me? | |
3. (ditransitive) to laugh at; to ridicule | |
笑 佢 唔識 講 廣東話waa6-2 - to make fun of them for not knowing how to speak Cantonese | |
4. (literary, or in compounds) funny; amusing | |
笑話 - joke, lit=funny words | |
5. (obsolete, figurative) to blossom; to bloom | |
6. (rare) |
笑容 | |
1. n. smile |
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wēi xiào
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