奚落

xīluò

verb HSK 7-9 #17,499

Meanings

The combination is idiomatic - the individual character meanings don't directly explain the word.

HSK 3

他总是被同学奚落。

Tā zǒngshì bèi tóngxué xīluò.

He is always taunted by his classmates.

HSK 7-9

她奚落他的口音。

Tā xīluò tā de kǒuyīn.

She mocked his accent.

奚落 is more literary than 嘲笑 (to laugh at) or 取笑 (to make fun of). It implies pointed, cutting remarks rather than lighthearted teasing.

奚 xī

落 luò