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嘻

Character · Interjection · OnomatopoeiaTraditional唏

sigh in wonder; laughter sound

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

interjection

to express amazement; to sigh in wonder

literary

Used in formal literary contexts, rarely used in daily spoken Chinese.

Xī唏
 ，
zhè这
jǐng景
zhì致
zhēn真
shì是
jué绝
miào妙
 ！

Wow, this scenery is absolutely wonderful!

Wén闻
cǐ此
qí奇
shì事
 ，
zhòng众
rén人
bù不
jìn禁
xī唏
tàn叹
 。

Hearing this strange event, everyone couldn't help but sigh in amazement.

2.

onomatopoeia

sound of laughter; giggle

informal

Commonly used in daily spoken Chinese to describe soft, suppressed laughter.

Tā她
wǔ捂
zhe着
zuǐ嘴
xī唏
xī唏
de地
xiào笑
le了
qǐ起
lái来
 。

She covered her mouth and giggled softly.

Kàn看
dào到
zhè这
ge个
xiào笑
hua话
 ，
tā他
bù不
jìn禁
xī唏
xī唏
de地
xiào笑
chū出
le了
shēng声
 。

Seeing this joke, he couldn't help but let out a soft laugh.

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Liǎng两
ge个
xiǎo小
péng朋
yǒu友
duǒ躲
zài在
qiáng墙
jiǎo角
xī唏
xī唏
de地
shuō说
zhe着
qiāo悄
qiāo悄
huà话
 。

Two little kids hid in the corner, whispering and giggling softly.