哭笑不得

kū xiào bù dé

HSK 7

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Meaning 释义

  1. lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)
  2. both funny and extremely embarrassing
  3. between laughter and tears

Definition data: CC-CEDICT · CC BY-SA 4.0

In real sentences 真实例句

我wǒ真是zhēnshi哭笑不得kūxiàobùdé了liǎo。

I don't know whether to cry or to laugh.

Tatoeba #387615

我wǒ真是zhēnshi哭笑不得kūxiàobùdé。

I do not know whether to take it as a compliment or an insult.

Tatoeba #1946774

我wǒ哭笑不得kūxiàobùdé。

I don't know whether to laugh or cry.

Tatoeba #8280965

Example sentences: Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR

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