奸笑

jiānxiào

verb #30,252

Meanings

1 to smile evilly
2 sinister smile
3 to smirk wickedly

Characters

evil / treacherous

to laugh / smile

Examples

反派露出了一丝奸笑。

Fǎnpài lùchū le yīsī jiānxiào.

The villain gave a faint sinister smile.

他奸笑着说:'这下你跑不掉了。'

Tā jiānxiào zhe shuō: 'Zhè xià nǐ pǎo bù diào le.'

He smirked wickedly and said, 'Now you can't escape.'

Tips

memory

奸 (treacherous) + 笑 (smile) = the cackle of a movie villain. Stock vocabulary in Chinese fiction and dubbing — pair it mentally with mustache-twirling scheming.

Stroke Order

奸 jiān

笑 xiào