噗嗤

pūchī

interjection

Meanings

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

Characters

Examples

HSK 2

听到这个笑话，他噗嗤笑了。

Tīngdào zhège xiàohuà, tā pūchī xiào le.

Hearing the joke, he couldn't help snickering.

HSK 5

她噗嗤一声笑了出来。

Tā pūchī yì shēng xiào le chūlái.

She burst out with a stifled giggle.

HSK 5

她忍不住噗嗤一下笑出声。

Tā rěnbúzhù 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