耻笑

恥笑

chǐxiào

verb HSK 7-9 #30,439

Meanings

1 to sneer at
2 to ridicule
3 to laugh at with contempt

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

他害怕被人耻笑。

Tā hàipà bèi rén chǐxiào.

He is afraid of being ridiculed.

HSK 6

不要耻笑犯错的人。

Bùyào chǐxiào fàncuò de rén.

Don't mock people who make mistakes.

Tips

usage

耻笑 is stronger than 嘲笑. It implies contemptuous laughter with a sense of shame, not just casual mocking.

Stroke Order

耻 chǐ

笑 xiào