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哄堂大笑

hōng táng dà xiào

HSK 7–9

Meaning

  • the whole room roaring with laughter (idiom)

Definition

形容全屋子的人同时大笑。

Describes a situation where everyone in the room bursts into laughter simultaneously.

Usage

用于形容在场所有人同时被逗笑的情景,常带有喜剧或幽默效果。

Used to describe a scene where everyone present laughs at the same time, often due to comedic or humorous effects.

Examples

  • 1 他的笑话引得哄堂大笑。 (His joke caused the whole room to burst into laughter.)
  • 2 小品演员的表演让观众哄堂大笑。 (The sketch actor's performance made the audience roar with laughter.)
  • 3 老师讲了个趣事,教室里顿时哄堂大笑。 (The teacher told a funny story, and the classroom immediately erupted in laughter.)
  • 4 电影中那段尴尬的对话让影院里哄堂大笑。 (That awkward dialogue in the movie made the whole theater laugh out loud.)
  • 5 他无意中口误,结果引得哄堂大笑。 (He accidentally made a slip of the tongue, causing a roar of laughter.)

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