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挖苦 (wā ku): Ridicule / Mock (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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挖苦 consists of 2 characters.

to dig, to excavate

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Pinyinwā ku

MeaningRidicule / Mock

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word挖苦

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3.

How to Use 挖苦 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 挖苦 with other words naturally.

Passive + Verbwith被

bèi被

rén人

wā挖

kǔ苦

neutral

be ridiculed by others

Adjective + Nounwith话

wā挖

kǔ苦

de的

huà话

Verb + Verbwith讽刺

fěng讽

cì刺

wā挖

kǔ苦

Verb + Objectwith别人

wā挖

kǔ苦

bié别

rén人

4.

Example Sentences with 挖苦

tā他

wā挖

kǔ苦

wǒ我

，

shuō说

wǒ我

neutral

sarcastic words

neutral

sarcasm and ridicule

neutral

ridicule others

hěn很

bèn笨

。

He mocked me, saying I was stupid.

tā他

zǒng总

xǐ喜

huan欢

wā挖

kǔ苦

bié别

rén人

，

zhè这

ràng让

rén人

hěn很

bù不

shū舒

fu服

。

He always likes to mock others, which makes people very uncomfortable.

tā他

zǒng总

xǐ喜

huan欢

yòng用

jiān尖

kè刻

de的

yán言

cí辞

wā挖

kǔ苦

bié别

rén人

de的

nǔ努

lì力

，

zhè这

shí实

zài在

lìng令

rén人

fǎn反

gǎn感

。

He always enjoys mocking others' efforts with harsh words, which is truly distasteful.

zài在

biàn辩

lùn论

zhōng中

，

tā他

qiǎo巧

miào妙

dì地

wā挖

kǔ苦

le了

duì对

fāng方

lùn论

diǎn点

zhòng中

de的

luó逻

jí辑

lòu漏

dòng洞

。

During the debate, he skillfully ridiculed the logical flaws in the opponent's argument.

tā她

jīng经

cháng常

wā挖

kǔ苦

bié别

rén人

，

zhè这

ràng让

péng朋

yǒu友

men们

bù不

tài太

gāo高

xìng兴

。

She often makes sarcastic remarks about others, which makes her friends unhappy.

nǐ你

wèi为

shén什

me么

zǒng总

shì是

wā挖

kǔ苦

wǒ我

，

nán难

dào道

bù不

néng能

jǐ给

yǔ予

yì一

xiē些

jiàn建

shè设

xìng性

de的

yì意

jiàn见

ma吗

？

Why do you always mock me? Can't you offer some constructive feedback instead?

tā他

cóng从

wèi未

wā挖

kǔ苦

guò过

rèn任

hé何

rén人

，

zǒng总

shì是

yǐ以

kuān宽

róng容

de的

tài态

dù度

duì对

dài待

bù不

tóng同

guān观

diǎn点

。

He has never ridiculed anyone, always treating different viewpoints with tolerance.

zài在

huì会

yì议

shàng上

，

tā他

yòng用

yōu幽

mò默

de的

fāng方

shì式

wā挖

kǔ苦

le了

jìng竞

zhēng争

duì对

shǒu手

de的

chǎn产

pǐn品

。

At the meeting, he sarcastically criticized the competitor's product in a humorous way.

jìn尽

guǎn管

tā他

biǎo表

miàn面

shàng上

zài在

kāi开

wán玩

xiào笑

，

dàn但

huà话

yǔ语

zhōng中

què却

àn暗

hán含

zhe着

wā挖

kǔ苦

de的

yì意

wèi味

。

Although he appeared to be joking on the surface, his words subtly carried a mocking tone.