笑哭

xiàokū

verb

Meanings

1 to laugh until one cries
2 face with tears of joy (emoji)
3 LOL / I'm dying

Characters

Examples

HSK 2

这段子真的笑哭。

Zhè duànzi zhēnde xiàokū.

This joke is hilarious - I'm dying.

HSK 3

看他跳舞笑哭我了。

Kàn tā tiàowǔ xiàokū wǒ le.

Watching him dance made me laugh till I cried.

Tips

culture

笑哭 is the 'face with tears of joy' emoji and, by extension, a text reaction used when something is extremely funny. The construction 笑 + 哭 ('laugh' + 'cry') captures the physical paradox - crying because you're laughing too hard.

Stroke Order

笑 xiào

哭 kū