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Expressing making someone laugh with 发笑 (fāxiào)
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Result & Consequence
Structure
让 + Person + 发笑
Explanation
The verb 发笑 (fāxiào) means "to laugh" or "to burst out laughing." It is often used in the construction 让人发笑, meaning "to make someone laugh." Unlike 笑, which simply means "to laugh," 发笑 emphasizes the involuntary onset of laughter.
Examples
他的表演让全场观众都发笑了。
Tā de biǎoyǎn ràng quánchǎng guānzhòng dōu fāxiào le.
His performance made the entire audience laugh.
这个笑话太冷了，没有人发笑。
Zhège xiàohua tài lěng le, méiyǒu rén fāxiào.
That joke was so bad that nobody laughed.
孩子们看到小丑就忍不住发笑。
Háizimen kàndào xiǎochǒu jiù rěnbuzhù fāxiào.
The children couldn't help laughing when they saw the clown.