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哭笑不得

kū xiào bù dé

lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry…

HSK 7–9

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Meanings

kū xiào bù dé

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

Its characters

In sentences

我wǒ哭笑不得kū xiào bù dé。I don't know whether to cry or to laugh. #8280965

我wǒ真是zhēn shi哭笑不得kū xiào bù dé。I do not know whether to take it as a compliment or an insult. #1946774

我wǒ真是zhēn shi哭笑不得kū xiào bù dé了le。I don't know whether to cry or to laugh. #387615