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苦笑
kǔ xiào
to force a smile, a bitter laugh
HSK 7-9 (v3.0)

Examples

苦笑了一下。
Kǔxiào le yíxià.
Smiled bitterly.
只能苦笑。
Zhǐnéng kǔxiào.
Can only smile bitterly.