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嘲笑 (cháo xiào): Ridicule (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 2.0Level 6

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Character Breakdown

嘲 • cháo • to ridicule, to mock

cháo嘲

to ridicule, to mock

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Pinyincháo xiào

Meaningridicule; deride; make fun of

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笑 • xiào • to laugh; smile • HSK 2.0 L2

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xiào笑

to laugh; smile

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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 嘲笑.

Words with 嘲

嘲弄cháo nòngMock / ridicule
嘲讽cháo fěngsarcasm; mock; taunt
冷嘲热讽lěng cháo rè fěngsarcasm; biting remarks; to mock with cold words

Words with 笑

好笑hǎo xiàolaughable; funny; ridiculous

笑话xiào huàjoke

开玩笑kāi wán xiàojoke

微笑wēi xiàosmile

笑容xiào róngsmile

讥笑jī xiàoridicule; sneer at; deride

取笑qǔ xiàoTease / make fun of

可笑kě xiàoRidiculous / laughable

4.

How to Use 嘲笑 in Sentences

Verb + Nounwith声

cháo嘲

xiào笑

shēng声

neutral

sound of ridicule

Passive + Verbwith被

bèi被

cháo嘲

xiào笑

neutral

Verb + Objectwith别人

cháo嘲

xiào笑

bié别

rén人

Adverb + Verbwith无情

wú无

qíng情

de地

cháo嘲

xiào笑

5.

Example Sentences with 嘲笑

tā他

jìng竟

gǎn敢

zài在

huì会

yì议

shàng

be laughed at

neutral

laugh at others

formal

Written

mock mercilessly

上

gōng公

kāi开

cháo嘲

xiào笑

wǒ我

de的

tí提

àn案

，

shí实

zài在

lìng令

rén人

qì气

fèn愤

。

He actually dared to openly ridicule my proposal at the meeting, which is truly infuriating.

nǐ你

wèi为

shén什

me么

yào要

cháo嘲

xiào笑

tā他

lüè略

xiǎn显

bèn笨

zhuō拙

de的

fā发

yīn音

ne呢

？

Why do you want to make fun of his slightly clumsy pronunciation?

tā他

cóng从

wèi未

cháo嘲

xiào笑

guò过

rèn任

hé何

rén人

de的

mèng梦

xiǎng想

，

zǒng总

shì是

jǐ给

yǔ予

gǔ鼓

lì励

。

He has never ridiculed anyone's dreams, always offering encouragement instead.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

bèi被

wú无

qíng情

cháo嘲

xiào笑

，

tā她

yī依

rán然

jiān坚

chí持

zì自

jǐ己

de的

dú独

tè特

fēng风

gé格

。

Despite being mercilessly derided, she still insisted on her unique style.

bié别

cháo嘲

xiào笑

tā他

chuān穿

dé得

tǔ土

qì气

，

nà那

kě可

néng能

shì是

tā他

wéi唯

yī一

de的

wài外

tào套

。

Don't make fun of his unfashionable clothes; that might be his only coat.