Meaning of 哭笑不得
哭笑不得 means not know whether to laugh or cry; be in a vexing and embarrassing situation. Pronounced kū xiào bù dé. HSK 7-9.
- not know whether to laugh or cry; be in a vexing and embarrassing situation
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
bǎ把
wǒ我
xīn新
mǎi买
de的
shǒu手
jī机
diào掉
jìn进
le了
shuǐ水
lǐ里
，
xiū修
yòu又
xiū修
bù不
hǎo好
，
péi赔
yòu又
péi赔
bù不
qǐ起
，
zhēn真
ràng让
wǒ我
kū哭
xiào笑
bù不
dé得
。
He dropped my brand-new phone in the water; it can't be fixed and he can't afford to replace it, which really leaves me not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
Kàn看
dào到
hái孩
zi子
bǎ把
wǒ我
de的
zhòng重
yào要
wén文
jiàn件
huà画
mǎn满
le了
tú涂
yā鸦
，
wǒ我
zhēn真
shì是
kū哭
xiào笑
bù不
dé得
。
Seeing that my child had scribbled all over my important documents, I really didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
Zhè这
ge个
jì计
huá划
lòu漏
dòng洞
bǎi百
chū出
，
què却
yòu又
bèi被
lǎo老
bǎn板
dà大
lì力
zàn赞
yáng扬
，
tuán团
duì队
suǒ所
yǒu有
rén人
dōu都
gǎn感
dào到
kū哭
xiào笑
bù不
dé得
。
The plan was full of holes, yet it was highly praised by the boss, leaving everyone on the team feeling vexed and amused at the same time.
Tā他
běn本
xiǎng想
kāi开
gè个
wán玩
xiào笑
，
jié结
guǒ果
què却
nòng弄
qiǎo巧
chéng成
zhuō拙
，
gǎo搞
de得
dà大
jiā家
kū哭
xiào笑
bù不
dé得
。
He intended to make a joke, but it backfired, leaving everyone in an awkward and amused state.