哭笑不得

kū xiào bù dé

don't know whether to laugh or cry

HSK 3

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ENdon't know whether to laugh or cry
又好笑又无奈
笑っていいのか泣いていいのか
울어야 할지 웃어야 할지

Example Sentences

他说的话让我哭笑不得

Tā shuō de huà ràng wǒ kū xiào bù dé.

What he said left me not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

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What does 哭笑不得 mean in Chinese?+

哭笑不得 (kū xiào bù dé) means "don't know whether to laugh or cry" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 哭笑不得?+

哭笑不得 is pronounced "kū xiào bù dé" in standard Mandarin Chinese.

What HSK level is 哭笑不得?+

哭笑不得 is an HSK 3 vocabulary word.

What characters make up 哭笑不得?+

哭笑不得 is composed of the characters: 哭, 笑, 不, 得.

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