smile; faint smile
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 8 examplesverb
to smile gently (without showing teeth or making sound)
Often used in literary contexts (e.g., 嫣然微笑, 回眸微笑). Implies a subtle, restrained smile.
Tā她
yān嫣
rán然
wēi微
xiào笑
，
diǎn点
le了
diǎn点
tóu头
。
She smiled sweetly and nodded.
Tā她
huí回
móu眸
wēi微
xiào笑
，
lìng令
rén人
xīn心
dòng动
。
She looked back and smiled, making hearts flutter.
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Tā他
wēi微
xiào笑
zhe着
hé和
dà大
jiā家
dǎ打
zhāo招
hu呼
。
He smiled and greeted everyone.
Fú服
wù务
yuán员
wēi微
xiào笑
zhe着
wèi为
gù顾
kè客
fú服
wù务
。
The waiter served the customers with a smile.
noun
faint smile; subtle smile
Refers to the facial expression itself rather than the action of smiling. Often quantified with 一丝 or 一个.
Liǎn脸
shàng上
fú浮
xiàn现
yī一
sī丝
wēi微
xiào笑
。
A faint smile appeared on her face.
Tā她
de的
wēi微
xiào笑
hěn很
qīn亲
qiè切
。
Her smile is very kind.
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Tā他
zuǐ嘴
jiǎo角
guà挂
zhe着
dàn淡
dàn淡
de的
wēi微
xiào笑
。
A faint smile hung at the corner of his mouth.
Qǐng请
gěi给
wǒ我
yī一
gè个
wēi微
xiào笑
。
Please give me a smile.