哭笑不得

kūxiàobùdé

HSK 7

哭笑不得 — kūxiàobùdé

1. lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry; both funny and extremely embarrassing; between laughter and tears

   他今天被那件事弄得哭笑不得，不知道该怎么办。 tā jīntiān bèi nàjiànshì nòng dé kūxiàobùdé bùzhī dào gāi zěnmebàn — He was left not knowing whether to laugh or cry over that matter today; he didn't know what to do.