呵呵 (hē hē) — ha-ha (sound of laughter, often written to indicate a light chuckle or online sarcasm)
Definition
Onomatopoeia for light laughter — in chat/messaging it often signals sarcasm, dismissal, or awkwardness rather than real amusement, so read tone carefully.
onomatopoeia
ha-ha (sound of laughter, often written to indicate a light chuckle or online sarcasm)
Examples
- 呵呵，。hē hē, Nǐ jiǎng de xiào hua zhēn hǎo xiào.Ha-ha, the joke you told was really funny.
- ，“呵呵”。Tā kàn wán nà tiáo xiāo xi, zhī huí le "hē hē" liǎng gè zì.After reading that message, he only replied with the two characters 'ha-ha'.
- 呵呵，？。hē hē, Nǐ shuō de shì zhēn de ma? wǒ bú tài xiāng xìn.Hmph, are you telling the truth? I don't really believe it.
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