Nantoka/苦笑kǔ xiàoHSK 7–9苦笑 (kǔ xiào) is a Chinese word meaning “to force a smile; a bitter laugh”.Meanings1to force a smile2a bitter laughPart of speechverbCharacters in 苦笑苦kǔ · bitter笑xiào · to laugh; to smileRelated words笑to laugh; to smile笑old variant of 笑[xiao4]玩笑to joke痛苦pain开玩笑to play a joke; to make fun of; to joke笑话joke; jest可笑funny好笑laughable; funny; ridiculous微笑smile辛苦exhausting嘲笑to jeer at苦bitterStudy Chinese with flashcards →