偷笑

tōuxiào

verb

Meanings

1 to snicker
2 to laugh up one's sleeve
3 to be secretly pleased

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

考了八十分你就偷笑吧，我才考了六十分。

Kǎo le bāshí fēn nǐ jiù tōuxiào ba, wǒ cái kǎo le liùshí fēn.

You got eighty, so count yourself lucky; I only got sixty.

HSK 6

老师一转身，同学们就在下面偷笑。

Lǎoshī yì zhuǎnshēn, tóngxuémen jiù zài xiàmiàn tōuxiào.

As soon as the teacher turned around, the students started snickering.

Tips

usage

Besides a hidden laugh, 偷笑 can mean being quietly glad of your luck: 你就偷笑吧 "you should count yourself lucky". Mainland speakers also say 偷着乐 for this.

Stroke Order

偷 tōu

笑 xiào