强颜 qiǎngyán to force an expression Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 强颜欢笑 qiǎngyánhuānxiào to force a smile to pretend to look happy; to force oneself to put on a joyful expression despite being unhappy强颜为笑 qiǎngyánwéixiào to force a smile to force a smile despite feeling unhappy; to put on a cheerful face when one does not feel like it