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The Chinese word "呵呵" is formed by directly repeating the character "呵" to create an onomatopoeic expression that phonetically mimics the sound of light laughter or chuckling, with each instance representing a discrete syllable of that sound.

Example Sentences Hide

他呵呵地笑了。

Tā hēhē de xiào le.

He laughed with a "hehe".

听到笑话，他呵呵笑。

Tīng dào xiàohuà, tā hēhē xiào.

Hearing the joke, he chuckled with a "hehe".

妈妈呵呵笑着说没关系。

Māma hēhē xiào zhe shuō méi guānxi.

Mom said it's okay with a hehe laugh.

他呵呵了两声，继续看书。

Tā hēhē le liǎng shēng, jìxù kàn shū.

He hehe'd twice and continued reading.

尽管心里不太高兴，他还是呵呵地应付了几句。

Jǐnguǎn xīnlǐ bù tài gāoxìng, tā háishì hēhē de yìngfu le jǐ jù.

Although he was not very happy inside, he still responded with a few hehe words.

Word Definition - 呵呵

hē hē (onom.) gentle laughter; chuckle

Individual Character Details

呵 ā, hē
呵 ā, hē