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挖苦
挖苦
(wā ku): Ridicule / Mock (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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挖 • wā • to dig, to excavate • HSK 3.0 · L6
HSK 3.0 · L6
wā
挖
to dig, to excavate
苦 • kǔ • bitter • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
kǔ
苦
bitter
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 挖苦.
Words with
挖
挖掘
wā jué
excavate; unearth; dig
Words with
苦
辛苦
xīn kǔ
hard; tough [work; life]
刻苦
kè kǔ
assiduous; hardworking; painstaking
痛苦
tòng kǔ
pain; agony; sore
艰苦
jiān kǔ
arduous; difficult; tough
酸甜苦辣
suān tián kǔ là
sour, sweet, bitter and spicy hot
吃苦
chī kǔ
bear hardships
苦涩
kǔ sè
bitter and astringent
苦尽甘来
kǔ jìn gān lái
all sufferings have their reward; after the bitter comes the sweet
4.
How to Use 挖苦 in Sentences
Passive + Verb
with
被
bèi
被
rén
人
wā
挖
kǔ
苦
neutral
be ridiculed by others
Adjective + Noun
with
话
wā
挖
kǔ
苦
de
的
huà
话
Verb + Verb
with
讽刺
fěng
讽
cì
刺
wā
挖
kǔ
苦
Verb + Object
with
别人
wā
挖
kǔ
苦
bié
别
rén
人
5.
Example Sentences with 挖苦
tā
他
wā
挖
ku
苦
wǒ
我
，
shuō
说
neutral
sarcastic words
neutral
sarcasm and ridicule
neutral
ridicule others
wǒ
我
hěn
很
bèn
笨
。
He mocked me, saying I was stupid.
tā
他
zǒng
总
xǐ
喜
huan
欢
yòng
用
jiān
尖
kè
刻
de
的
yán
言
cí
辞
wā
挖
ku
苦
bié
别
ren
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
ku
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.
nǐ
你
wèi
为
shén
什
me
么
zǒng
总
shì
是
wā
挖
ku
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
ku
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.
