笑嘻嘻

xiàoxīxī

adjective #42,366

Meanings

1 grinning
2 smiling broadly
3 all smiles

Characters

to laugh; smile

Examples

他笑嘻嘻地走了过来。

Tā xiàoxīxī de zǒu le guòlái.

He came over with a big grin.

小女孩笑嘻嘻地看着气球。

Xiǎo nǚhái xiàoxīxī de kàn zhe qìqiú.

The little girl looked at the balloon, smiling broadly.

不管发生什么，他总是笑嘻嘻的。

Bùguǎn fāshēng shénme, tā zǒngshì xiàoxīxī de.

No matter what happens, he's always all smiles.

Tips

grammar

ABB reduplication pattern (笑 + 嘻嘻). Usually used as an adverbial with 地 to describe how an action is performed.

Stroke Order

笑 xiào

嘻 xī