前仰后合

前仰後合
qiányǎng-hòuhé
idiom HSK 7-9

Meanings

  1. 1 to rock back and forth with laughter
  2. 2 to double over laughing

Characters

Literally 'leaning forward and falling backward' — describes the body rocking uncontrollably from laughing too hard.

Examples

Tā jiǎng de xiàohua ràng dàjiā xiào de qiányǎnghòuhé.
The joke he told had everyone doubled over laughing.
Guānzhòng men bèi zhège xiǎopǐn dòu de qiányǎnghòuhé.
The audience was in stitches from the comedy sketch.

Tips

usage
Almost always used with (xiào de, 'laughed so hard that…'). It's the go-to idiom for describing someone laughing uncontrollably — you'll see it constantly in descriptions of comedy shows and 春晚 (Spring Festival Gala) sketches.

Stroke Order

qián
yǎng
hòu