哭笑不得 meaning in English
lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom); both funny and extremely embarrassing
HSK 7-935 strokes
Meaning of 哭笑不得
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
kūxiàobùdé
- lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)
- both funny and extremely embarrassing
- between laughter and tears
哭笑不得 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
我真是哭笑不得。
I do not know whether to take it as a compliment or an insult.
我哭笑不得。
I don't know whether to laugh or cry.
我真是哭笑不得了。
I don't know whether to cry or to laugh.
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哭 kū · to cry · 10 strokes
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笑 xiào · to laugh · 10 strokes
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不 bù · no · 4 strokes
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得 dé · to obtain · 11 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 哭笑不得.
| 觉得 | juéde | to think that ...; to feel that ...; to feel (uncomfortable etc) |
| 对不起 | duìbuqǐ | I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint |
| 得到 | dédào | to get; to obtain; to receive |
| 是不是 | shì bu shì | is or is not (used to form yes-no questions) |
| 不用 | bùyòng | need not |
| 记得 | jìde | to remember |
| 开玩笑 | kāi wánxiào | to play a joke; to make fun of; to joke |
| 不大 | bù dà | not very (clear, far away etc); not too; not often; infrequently |
| 不对 | bùduì | incorrect; wrong |
| 不客气 | bù kèqì | you're welcome; don't mention it |
| 不要 | bùyào | don't!; must not |
| 不过 | bùguò | only; merely |
Questions about 哭笑不得
What does 哭笑不得 mean?
哭笑不得 (kūxiào-bùdé) means "lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom); both funny and extremely embarrassing".
How do you write 哭笑不得?
哭笑不得 is made of 4 characters: 哭 (10 strokes), 笑 (10 strokes), 不 (4 strokes), 得 (11 strokes). That is 35 strokes in total.
Is 哭笑不得 an HSK word?
Yes. 哭笑不得 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.