Chinese word

嘲笑

Pronunciation

Pinyincháo xiào

Meaning

  • verblaugh at

Example

不要嘲笑别人。bú yào cháo xiào bié rén

Don't laugh at other people.

Illustration for 嘲笑 (laugh at)

More examples

老师不应该当众嘲笑学生。lǎo shī bù yīng gāi dāng zhòng cháo xiào xué shēng

Teachers should not laugh at students in public.

Core concept

A display of laughter used to make another person seem foolish or inferior.

Common phrases

  • 嘲笑别人cháo xiào bié rén

    laugh at others

  • 当众嘲笑dāng zhòng cháo xiào

    laugh at someone in public

  • 当面嘲笑dāng miàn cháo xiào

    laugh at someone to their face

Similar words

嘲讽cháo fěng: Make fun of someone through sarcastic words or behavior.
讥笑jī xiào: Mock someone with open scorn and a belittling laugh.
取笑qǔ xiào: Make fun of someone for a mistake or shortcoming.
戏弄xì nòng: Tease someone as a joke while making them feel bothered or confused.

Definition in Chinese

用言语或表情表示对他人的轻视和嘲弄，通过笑来贬低对方。yòng yán yǔ huò biǎo qíng biǎo shì duì tā rén de qīng shì hé cháo nòng tōng guò xiào lái biǎn dī duì fāng

Word origin

The compound 嘲 (cháo, "scorn") + 笑 (xiào, "laugh") makes its meaning transparent: laughter becomes a way to express scorn.

Usage tips

  • In everyday conversation, using this word about a person assigns contempt rather than merely describing what happened.

Other meanings

  • mockerynoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 嘲笑者cháo xiào zhěmockernoun
  • 嘲笑声cháo xiào shēngmocking laughternoun

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