qián
yǎng
hòu

HSK 7-9
idiom
common

Meaning of 前仰后合

前仰后合 means rocking back and forth; convulsed with laughter. Pronounced qián yǎng hòu hé. HSK 7-9.

  • rocking back and forth; convulsed with laughter

Definitions & Examples

ge
xiàng
sheng
tài
gǎo
xiào
le
 
guān
zhòng
men
xiào
de
qián
yǎng
hòu
 

That crosstalk was hilarious; the audience was rocking back and forth with laughter.

jiǎng
de
xiào
hua
ràng
xiào
de
qián
yǎng
hòu
 
yǎn
lèi
dōu
chū
lái
le
 

The joke he told had her convulsed with laughter, tears streaming down her face.

Hái
zi
men
tīng
le
shù
shī
de
huà
 
xiào
de
qián
yǎng
hòu
 

Upon hearing the magician's words, the children were all rocking with laughter.

Bié
dòu
le
 
zi
dōu
xiào
téng
le
 
kuài
qián
yǎng
hòu
le
 

Stop teasing me, my stomach hurts from laughing; I'm about to double over.