Definition
大笑不止 is a fixed four-character phrase (often used like a verb phrase) that means 'to laugh uncontrollably' or 'to be unable to stop laughing'. It describes someone bursting into sustained, hearty laughter—usually because something is extremely funny. The correct full pinyin is 'dà xiào bù zhǐ'.
v
to laugh uncontrollablyto be unable to stop laughing
Examples
- ,大笑不止。Tā tīng dào nà gè xiàohua, dà.He heard that joke and couldn't stop laughing.
- ,大笑不止。Kàn dào Xiǎo Míng de gǎoxiào biǎoyǎn, guānzhòngmen dà.Seeing Xiaoming's hilarious performance, the audience laughed uncontrollably.
- ,大笑不止。Tā zài diànhuà li jiǎng le gè qùshì, wǒ dà.She told a funny story on the phone, and I couldn't stop laughing.
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