嘲笑
Old HSK 6
嘲笑 (cháoxiào) · to laugh at
嘲笑 (cháoxiào) means “to laugh at; to ridicule”. It is written with 2 characters: 嘲 (to deride) + 笑 (to smile). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 嘲笑 is built
The characters
嘲 cháo · to deride
What 嘲 is made of
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 朝cháo — to face
- 龺gān — sunlight
- 十 — ten
- 日rì — sun; day
- 十 — ten
- 月yuè — moon; month
- 冂 — frame
- 二 — two strokes
- 龺gān — sunlight
笑 xiào · to smile
What 笑 is made of
- ⺮zhú — bamboo
- 夭yāo — young
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: A person 夭 with a big grin ⺮ (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
不要嘲笑别人的错误。Búyào cháoxiào biérén de cuòwù.Don't laugh at others' mistakes.
他因为口音被同学嘲笑。Tā yīnwèi kǒuyīn bèi tóngxué cháoxiào.He was laughed at by classmates for his accent.
Questions about 嘲笑
What does 嘲笑 mean?
嘲笑 (cháoxiào) means “to laugh at; to ridicule”.
How do you pronounce 嘲笑?
嘲笑 is pronounced cháoxiào.
Which HSK level is 嘲笑?
嘲笑 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 开玩笑kāiwánxiàoto joke
- 笑话xiàohuajoke
- 笑话儿xiàohuarjoke
- 微笑wēixiàoto smile
- 讥笑jīxiàoto sneer at
- 好笑hǎoxiàofunny
- 笑xiàoto smile
Learn 嘲笑 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 24: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.