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苦笑

kǔxiào

to force a smile; a bitter laugh

HSK 7-9

Pronunciation

kǔxiào

Example sentence

他苦笑了一下,点了点头。

Tā kǔxiào le yīxià, diǎn le diǎn tóu.

He forced a bitter smile and nodded.

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