Dictionary/哭笑不得

哭笑不得

kū xiào bù dé

ㄎㄨ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ
HSK 7-9core 10k
1lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)
2both funny and extremely embarrassing
3between laughter and tears

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Example

wǒ我kū xiào bù dé哭笑不得。
我哭笑不得。
I don't know whether to cry or to laugh.