kǔ​xiào HSK7

forced smile

苦笑 kǔ​xiào
forced smile verb
to force a smile or give a bitter laugh, typically expressing helplessness, bitterness, or embarrassment

Facing this awkward situation, he could only give a helpless bitter smile.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
0.180 per million appears in 0% of films
Written text
12.6 per million

Details

HSK 3.0
Level 7

Sources

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