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cười gượng

forced smile
Verb
forced smile

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1 senses 2 Components
Meaning
1 senses
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Sense 1 Verb
forced smile Core ActionsTheme

A forced smile is the act of smiling despite not feeling genuinely happy or comfortable at the moment.

vi Anh ấy chỉ biết cười gượng khi nghe lời phê bình.

en He could only give a forced smile when hearing the criticism.

Parts
cười / gượng
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Components

Components

cười gượng
Similar
gắng gượng / gường gượng
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Ends with this word

gắng gượng/gường gượng

Use
nụ cười / buồn cười / mỉm cười / tức cười …
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cười (to laugh; to smile) — words using
gượng (forced) — words using
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