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嘲笑

cháo xiào
HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Verb Common

Definitions

  1. 1. to jeer at
  2. 2. to deride
  3. 3. to ridicule
  4. 4. mockery
  5. 5. derision

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Word relationships

Antonyms

1 item
表扬
biǎo yáng

to praise

公开赞美

Related words

1 item
讽刺
fěng cì

to satirize

用比喻、夸张等手法进行委婉批评

Synonyms

2 items
讥笑
jī xiào

to sneer

用尖刻的话挖苦别人
嘲弄
cháo nòng

to tease

用轻蔑的态度戏弄

Usage notes

Collocations

常与 讥讽、讽刺 连用，如 嘲笑讽刺，表示同时进行嘲笑和讽刺。

Common mistakes

嘲笑 cannot take a direct object of a person without a complement; use 嘲笑他 or 对他进行嘲笑, not just 嘲笑人.

Example Sentences

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他总爱 嘲笑 别人的缺点。
He always likes to mock others' shortcomings.
請別 嘲笑 我們。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 10336774)
他 嘲笑 我。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 9990133)
他怕被 嘲笑 。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 888051)

Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org. AI-generated examples are marked with this icon.

Child Words of 嘲笑

笑
xiào

to laugh; to smile

嘲
cháo

to ridicule