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All HSK 3.0 Level 7–9 words

哭笑不得

kūxiàobùdé

In Mandarin Chinese, 哭笑不得 (kūxiàobùdé) means “not know whether to laugh or cry”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

Meaning

  1. not know whether to laugh or cry
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Examples

  • 他的粗心让人哭笑不得。
    Tā de cūxīn ràng rén kūxiào-bùdé.
    His careless mistake left people not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

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