笑嘻嘻

xiàoxīxī

adjective #42,366

Meanings

HSK 3

他笑嘻嘻地走了过来。

Tā xiàoxīxī de zǒu le guòlái.

He came over with a big grin.

HSK 4

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.

HSK 5

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.

grammar

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

笑 xiào

嘻 xī