苦笑
HSK 7-9sour smile; embarrassed smile
Alternative translations
- rire jaune
Explanation
a bitter laugh
Examples
他苦笑道:“这真是一场灾难。”
He smiled wryly: 'This is truly a disaster.'
她苦笑着接过礼物,心里却在想这根本不是她想要的。
She accepted the gift with a wry smile, but she was thinking that it wasn't what she wanted at all.