cười thầm
chuckle
Verb
chuckle
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Meaning
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Verb
chuckle
To laugh quietly or inwardly, often showing a sense of private amusement.
vi Cô ấy cười thầm khi nghĩ đến câu nói đùa của anh.
en She chuckled when she thought of his joke.
Parts
cười / thầm / 唭忱
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Parts
cười / thầm / 唭忱
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
唭忱
Candidates by syllable
cười
唭
thầm
忱（諶 / 啿 / 𠽉）
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.
Similar
âm thầm / lặng thầm / nói thầm / cất thầm …
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Similar
âm thầm / lặng thầm / nói thầm / cất thầm …
Use
nụ cười / buồn cười / mỉm cười / tức cười …
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Use
nụ cười / buồn cười / mỉm cười / tức cười …