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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 啼笑皆非
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 啼笑皆非 | tí xiào jiē fēi | - lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom) - between laughter and tears |
List Ranking:
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 48,654 | 34,065 | 41,353 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 啼 | tí | - (bound form) to cry; to weep loudly - (bound form) (of a bird or animal) to crow; to hoot; to screech |
| 啼 | tí | - variant of 啼[ti2] |
| 笑 | xiào | - to laugh; to smile - to laugh at |
| 笑 | xiào | - old variant of 笑[xiao4] |
| 皆 | jiē | - all - each and every - in all cases |
| 非 | fēi | - abbr. for 非洲[Fei1 zhou1], Africa |
| 非 | fēi | - to not be; not - wrong; incorrect - non-; un-; in-; de- - to reproach; to blame - (coll.) to insist on; simply must |
Other Words Containing 啼笑皆非
Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.
| Word | HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 啼笑皆非 | - | - | 48,654 | 34,065 | 41,353 |