Word Detail

哭笑不得

kū xiào bù dé

lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom), both funny and extremely embarrassing, between laughter and tears

HSK 7-9 (v3.0)

Examples

让人哭笑不得。

Ràng rén kūxiào-bùdé.

Make one cry and laugh at the same time (dumbfounding).

哭笑不得的局面。

Kūxiào-bùdé de júmiàn.

An awkward situation.