shǎxiào

傻笑

Word · Verb

giggle foolishly; silly laugh

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

verb

to laugh foolishly; to giggle without reason; to grin idiotically

Describes laughing continuously without an apparent reason, often implying simplicity, nervousness, or absence of thought. Can be used neutrally or mildly disparagingly depending on context.

Tā他
yī一
gè个
rén人
zuò坐
zài在
jiǎo角
luò落
lǐ里
shǎ傻
xiào笑
 。

He sat alone in the corner grinning foolishly to himself.

Bié别
shǎ傻
xiào笑
le了
 ,
kuài快
guò过
lái来
bāng帮
máng忙
 !

Stop giggling and come help right now!

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Tīng听
dào到
zhè这
gè个
lěng冷
xiào笑
hua话
 ,
dà大
jiā家
dōu都
shǎ傻
xiào笑
qǐ起
lái来
 。

Hearing this cold joke, everyone started laughing in a silly way.

Tā他
jǐn紧
zhāng张
de的
shí时
hòu候
jiù就
huì会
bù不
tíng停
de地
shǎ傻
xiào笑
 。

He can't stop giggling nervously when he gets anxious.