讥笑

譏笑

jīxiào

verb HSK 7-9 #24,695

Meanings

1 to ridicule
2 to mock
3 to sneer at

Characters

to ridicule; to mock

to laugh; to smile

Examples

HSK 3

不要讥笑别人的缺点。

Bùyào jīxiào biérén de quēdiǎn.

Don't mock other people's shortcomings.

HSK 3

他总是受到同学的讥笑。

Tā zǒngshì shòudào tóngxué de jīxiào.

He was always ridiculed by his classmates.

Tips

usage

讥笑 implies mockery with a malicious edge. Compare with 嘲笑 (to laugh at/tease) which can sometimes be lighter.

Stroke Order

讥 jī

笑 xiào