hōngxiào

哄笑

Word · VerbTraditional鬨笑

burst into laughter; roar with laughter

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to burst into loud, simultaneous laughter; to roar with laughter

neutral

Describes a sudden, collective outburst of laughter from a group of people, often triggered by something funny, awkward, or absurd.

Tā他
de的
huá滑
jī稽
biǎo表
yǎn演
yǐn引
dé得
quán全
chǎng场
hōng哄
xiào笑
 。

His comedic performance made the entire audience burst into laughter.

Lǎo老
shī师
jiǎng讲
le了
ge个
xiào笑
huà话
 ,
jiào教
shì室
lǐ里
dùn顿
shí时
hōng哄
xiào笑
qǐ起
lái来
 。

The teacher told a joke, and the classroom immediately erupted in laughter.

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Tā他
shàng上
tái台
shí时
shuāi摔
le了
yī一
jiāo跤
 ,
yǐn引
dé得
tái台
xià下
yī一
piàn片
hōng哄
xiào笑
 。

He tripped when he went on stage, causing a roar of laughter from the audience below.