哭笑不得(kū xiào bù dé)

HSK 7-94 characters

lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)

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Word information

Pinyin
kū xiào bù dé
Meaning
lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Characters
4
Traditional
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