English–Chinese
“sneer” in Chinese
Chinese
Pronunciation
Pinyinlěng xiào
Example
听到那话，她忍不住冷笑了起来。tīng dào nà huà tā rěn bú zhù lěng xiào le qǐ lái
Hearing that, she couldn't help sneering.
How to say “sneer” in Chinese
“Sneer” in Chinese is 冷笑 (lěng xiào).
A cold, pointed smile that dismisses a person or an idea.
Example sentences with 冷笑
他对对方的自夸只是冷笑着摇头，并没有反驳。tā duì duì fāng de zì kuā zhǐ shì lěng xiào zhe yáo tóu bìng méi yǒu fǎn bó
He merely sneered and shook his head at the other person's boasting, without arguing back.
Tips for using 冷笑
- In everyday conversation, describing someone this way can sound openly accusatory, so the word is more natural when reporting a reaction than when offering a neutral description.