发笑

發笑

fāxiào

verb #17,342

Meanings

1 to burst out laughing
2 to laugh

Characters

to emit; to send out

to laugh; to smile

Examples

他的笑话让全场发笑。

Tā de xiàohua ràng quánchǎng fāxiào.

His joke made the whole audience burst out laughing.

那个滑稽的动作令人忍不住发笑。

Nàge huájī de dòngzuò lìngrén rěnbuzhù fāxiào.

That funny gesture made people laugh involuntarily.

Tips

usage

发笑 is more formal/written than 笑. Common patterns: 令人发笑 (causes laughter), 忍不住发笑 (can't help laughing), 逗人发笑 (makes people laugh).

Stroke Order

发 fā

笑 xiào