笑死我了
xiào sǐ wǒ le
The English phrase 'lmao' can be translated into Chinese as 笑死我了 (xiào sǐ wǒ le).
The phrase is used in text messages to indicate that something is very funny.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase 笑死我了 literally translates to 'laughing me to death' or 'laughing to death me', consisting of the components for laugh, die, me and an aspect particle.
Which one should you use?
While 笑死我了 specifically includes 'me', you can also use the shortened version 笑死了, which means 'dying of laughter'. For a purely phonetic representation of laughter, you can use 哈哈哈, which is equivalent to 'hahaha'. In internet slang, the numbers 233 are often used as a shorthand equivalent to 'lmao' or 'lol'.
How does it change in a sentence?
By removing the character '我' (me) from the phrase, you get the common shortened version 笑死了.
How do you pronounce it?
xiào sǐ wǒ le
Did you know?
- If you want to sound even more dramatic, you can use 笑掉大牙, which literally means 'laughing one's large teeth off'.
- The number 233 became a way to say 'lmao' because it was the ID of a laughing emoji on the popular forum NGA. Users eventually stopped sending the image and just typed the number.
- The character 死 (death) in 笑死我了 is used as a resultative complement, a grammar feature where the second verb describes the extreme outcome of the first action.
Examples in context
- 这部喜剧电影非常好笑，大家都笑翻了。This comedy movie is very funny, everyone is cracking up.
- 昨晚看的那个节目太好笑了，笑死了！The show I watched last night was hilarious, I was dying of laughter!
Example conversation
Two friends are chatting on a messaging app.
- 雨婷 Yuting志强，你看我发你的那个表情包了吗？Zhìqiáng, nǐ kàn wǒ fā nǐ de nàge biǎoqíngbāo le ma?Zhiqiang, did you see the sticker I sent you?
- 志强 Zhiqiang看到了，笑死我了！Kàn dào le, xiào sǐ wǒ le!I saw it, lmao!
- 雨婷 Yuting我就知道你会觉得好笑。Wǒ jiù zhīdào nǐ huì juéde hǎoxiào.I knew you would find it funny.
- 志强 Zhiqiang真的太搞笑了。Zhēnde tài gǎoxiào le.It's really hilarious.
