偷笑 tōu xiào ㄊㄡ ㄒㄧㄠˋ tau1 siu3
- to laugh up one's sleeve
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偷
- 偷偷 tōu tōu ㄊㄡ ㄊㄡ tau1 tau1 stealthily
- 偷懒 偷懶 tōu lǎn ㄊㄡ ㄌㄢˇ tau1 laan5 to goof off
- 偷渡 tōu dù ㄊㄡ ㄉㄨˋ tau1 dou6 illegal immigration
- 偷看 tōu kàn ㄊㄡ ㄎㄢˋ tau1 hon3 to peep
- 偷窥 偷窺 tōu kuī ㄊㄡ ㄎㄨㄟ tau1 kwai1 to peep
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- 小偷 xiǎo tōu ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄡ siu2 tau1 thief
- 小偷儿 小偷兒 xiǎo tōu r ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄡ ㄦ siu2 tau1 ji4 erhua form of 小偷
- 偷人 tōu rén ㄊㄡ ㄖㄣˊ tau1 jan4 (of a married woman) to cheat on her husband; to have an affair
- 偷加 tōu jiā ㄊㄡ ㄐㄧㄚ tau1 gaa1 to surreptitiously add (sth that shouldn't be there)
- 偷去 tōu qù ㄊㄡ ㄑㄩˋ tau1 heoi3 to steal
- 偷取 tōu qǔ ㄊㄡ ㄑㄩˇ tau1 ceoi2 to steal
- 偷吃 tōu chī ㄊㄡ ㄔ tau1 hek3 to eat on the sly
- 偷子 tōu zi ㄊㄡ ˙ㄗ tau1 zi2 thief
- 偷安 tōu ān ㄊㄡ ㄢ tau1 on1 to shirk responsibility
- 偷工 tōu gōng ㄊㄡ ㄍㄨㄥ tau1 gung1 to skimp on the job
- 偷师 偷師 tōu shī ㄊㄡ ㄕ tau1 si1 to steal techniques; to learn secretly from sb else's skills or methods
- 偷情 tōu qíng ㄊㄡ ㄑㄧㄥˊ tau1 cing4 to carry on a clandestine love affair
- 偷惰 tōu duò ㄊㄡ ㄉㄨㄛˋ tau1 do6 to skive off work
- 偷拍 tōu pāi ㄊㄡ ㄆㄞ tau1 paak3 to photograph or film sb without their knowledge or consent
- 偷排 tōu pái ㄊㄡ ㄆㄞˊ tau1 paai4 to dump illegally
笑
- 冷笑 lěng xiào ㄌㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ laang5 siu3 to sneer
- 取笑 qǔ xiào ㄑㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ceoi2 siu3 to tease; to make fun of
- 可笑 kě xiào ㄎㄜˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ho2 siu3 funny
- 嘲笑 cháo xiào ㄔㄠˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ zaau1 siu3 to jeer at
- 好笑 hǎo xiào ㄏㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ hou2 siu3 laughable; funny; ridiculous
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- 嬉笑 xī xiào ㄒㄧ ㄒㄧㄠˋ hei1 siu3 to be laughing and playing
- 微笑 wēi xiào ㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄠˋ mei4 siu3 smile
- 耻笑 恥笑 chǐ xiào ㄔˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ci2 siu3 to sneer at sb
- 搞笑 gǎo xiào ㄍㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ gaau2 siu3 to get people to laugh
- 玩笑 wán xiào ㄨㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ wun6 siu3 to joke
- 笑容 xiào róng ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄖㄨㄥˊ siu3 jung4 smile
- 笑声 笑聲 xiào shēng ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄕㄥ siu3 seng1 laughter
- 笑脸 笑臉 xiào liǎn ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄢˇ siu3 lim5 smiling face
- 笑话 笑話 xiào hua ㄒㄧㄠˋ ˙ㄏㄨㄚ siu3 waa6 joke; jest
- 苦笑 kǔ xiào ㄎㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ fu2 siu3 to force a smile
- 说笑 說笑 shuō xiào ㄕㄨㄛ ㄒㄧㄠˋ syut3 siu3 to chat and laugh
- 讥笑 譏笑 jī xiào ㄐㄧ ㄒㄧㄠˋ gei1 siu3 to sneer
- 笑嘻嘻 xiào xī xī ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄒㄧ ㄒㄧ siu3 hei1 hei1 grinning
- 笑话儿 笑話兒 xiào hua r ㄒㄧㄠˋ ˙ㄏㄨㄚ ㄦ siu3 waa6 ji4 erhua form of 笑话
- 开玩笑 開玩笑 kāi wán xiào ㄎㄞ ㄨㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ hoi1 waan4 siu3 to play a joke; to make fun of; to joke
Idioms with these characters
- 不偷不抢 不偷不搶 bù tōu bù qiǎng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄡ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄤˇ bat1 tau1 bat1 coeng2 to be law-abiding (idiom)
- 苟且偷安 gǒu qiě tōu ān ㄍㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄝˇ ㄊㄡ ㄢ gau2 ce2 tau1 on1 seeking only ease and comfort (idiom); making no attempt to improve oneself
- 苟且偷生 gǒu qiě tōu shēng ㄍㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄝˇ ㄊㄡ ㄕㄥ gau2 ce2 tau1 sang1 to drift and live without purpose (idiom); to drag out an ignoble existence
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- 忙里偷闲 忙裡偷閑 máng lǐ tōu xián ㄇㄤˊ ㄌㄧˇ ㄊㄡ ㄒㄧㄢˊ mong4 leoi5 tau1 haan4 (idiom) to snatch a moment of leisure in the midst of a busy schedule
- 忍垢偷生 rěn gòu tōu shēng ㄖㄣˇ ㄍㄡˋ ㄊㄡ ㄕㄥ jan2 gau3 tau1 sang1 to bear humiliation to save one's skin (idiom)
- 忍辱偷生 rěn rǔ tōu shēng ㄖㄣˇ ㄖㄨˇ ㄊㄡ ㄕㄥ jan2 juk6 tau1 sang1 to bear humiliation to save one's skin (idiom)
- 偷工减料 偷工減料 tōu gōng jiǎn liào ㄊㄡ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄌㄧㄠˋ tau1 gung1 gaam2 liu2 to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom)
- 偷鸡摸狗 偷雞摸狗 tōu jī mō gǒu ㄊㄡ ㄐㄧ ㄇㄛ ㄍㄡˇ tau1 gai1 mo2 gau2 to imitate the dog and steal chicken (idiom)
- 偷梁换柱 偷梁換柱 tōu liáng huàn zhù ㄊㄡ ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄓㄨˋ tau1 loeng4 wun6 cyu5 lit. to steal a rafter and replace it with a column
- 偷天换日 偷天換日 tōu tiān huàn rì ㄊㄡ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄖˋ tau1 tin1 wun6 jat6 to engage in fraudulent activities (idiom)
- 付之一笑 fù zhī yī xiào ㄈㄨˋ ㄓ ㄧ ㄒㄧㄠˋ fu6 zi1 jat1 siu3 (idiom) to dismiss sth with a laugh; to laugh it off
- 哄堂大笑 hōng táng dà xiào ㄏㄨㄥ ㄊㄤˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄠˋ hung6 tong4 daai6 siu3 the whole room roaring with laughter (idiom)
- 哭笑不得 kū xiào bù dé ㄎㄨ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ huk1 siu3 bat1 dak1 lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)
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- 买笑追欢 買笑追歡 mǎi xiào zhuī huān ㄇㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄓㄨㄟ ㄏㄨㄢ maai5 siu3 zeoi1 fun1 lit. to buy smiles to seek happiness
- 眉开眼笑 眉開眼笑 méi kāi yǎn xiào ㄇㄟˊ ㄎㄞ ㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ mei4 hoi1 ngaan5 siu3 brows raised in delight, eyes laughing (idiom); beaming with joy
- 捧腹大笑 pěng fù dà xiào ㄆㄥˇ ㄈㄨˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄠˋ pung2 fuk1 daai6 siu3 (idiom) to split one's sides laughing
- 破涕为笑 破涕為笑 pò tì wéi xiào ㄆㄛˋ ㄊㄧˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ po3 tai3 wai4 siu3 to turn tears into laughter (idiom); to turn grief into happiness
- 似笑非笑 sì xiào fēi xiào ㄙˋ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄈㄟ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ci5 siu3 fei1 siu3 like a smile yet not a smile (idiom)
- 啼笑皆非 tí xiào jiē fēi ㄊㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄈㄟ tai4 siu3 gaai1 fei1 lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)
- 相视而笑 相視而笑 xiāng shì ér xiào ㄒㄧㄤ ㄕˋ ㄦˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ soeng1 si6 ji4 siu3 (idiom) to look at each other and smile
Example sentences
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学生 學生 们 們 偷偷 笑 。
The students snickered.
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她们 她們 都 在 偷笑 。
They all giggled.
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