欢笑 (huān xiào) — to laugh joyfully, to laugh heartily
Definition
A literary verb for laughing with joy or amusement, more elegant than everyday 笑 (xiào, 'to laugh'). Often appears in writing as a noun-like phrase, e.g. 欢笑声 'sounds of happy laughter'.
verb
to laugh joyfullyto laugh heartily
Examples
- 欢笑。Hái zi men zài cāo chǎng shàng jìn qíng huān xiào.The children are laughing heartily on the playground.
- 欢笑。Dà jiā tīng dào xiào hua hòu dōu huān xiào qǐ lái.Everyone started laughing joyfully after hearing the joke.
- 。Jù huì zhōng chōng mǎn le huān xiào shēng.The party was filled with the sound of happy laughter.
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