噗嗤

pūchī

interjection

Meanings

1 pfft! (sound of stifled laughter)
2 the sound of suppressed giggling

Characters

Examples

她噗嗤一声笑了出来。

Tā pūchī yì shēng xiào le chūlái.

She burst out with a stifled giggle.

听到这个笑话，他噗嗤笑了。

Tīng dào zhège xiàohuà, tā pūchī xiào le.

Hearing the joke, he couldn't help snickering.

她忍不住噗嗤一下笑出声。

Tā rěn bú zhù pūchī yíxià xiào chū shēng.

She couldn't hold back a snorting laugh.

Tips

usage

Almost always paired with 笑 (laugh) — the sound of laughter escaping when you try to hold it in. Common in novels for describing a character losing composure.

Stroke Order

噗 pū

嗤 chī