hēhē

呵呵

Word · Onomatopoeia

chuckle; hehe

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

onomatopoeia

hehe (sound of laughter); chuckle

Imitates the sound of light, amused laughter. In internet slang, it frequently conveys awkwardness, sarcasm, indifference, or polite dismissal rather than genuine amusement.

Tīng听
dào到
zhè这
gè个
xiào笑
hua话
 ,
tā他
hē呵
hē呵
dì地
xiào笑
le了
qǐ起
lái来
 。

Hearing the joke, he started chuckling.

Lǎo老
rén人
lǚ捋
zhe着
hú胡
xū须
 ,
hē呵
hē呵
dà大
xiào笑
 。

The old man stroked his beard and laughed heartily.

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Duì对
yú于
tā他
de的
tí提
yì议
 ,
wǒ我
zhǐ只
shì是
hē呵
hē呵
le了
yī一
shēng声
 。

Regarding his proposal, I simply gave a dismissive chuckle.