Writing
讥笑 (jī xiào) — how to say "to ridicule" in Chinese
讥笑
To ridicule, to sneer at
verb
Character composition
讥
to ridicule, to censure
笑
to laugh, to smile
Radicals / Keys
竹
Bamboo
#118 · zhú · 6 strokes
言
Speech
#149 · yán · 7 strokes
Synonyms
Collocations
讥笑别人
jī xiào bié rén
mock others
讥笑的口吻
jī xiào de kǒu wěn
mocking tone
遭到讥笑
zāo dào jī xiào
be mocked
Examples
他经常讥笑别人的错误，这很不好。
He often ridicules other people's mistakes, which is very bad.
别讥笑他。
Don't ridicule him.
Frequently asked questions
Ridicule meaning in Chinese
"to ridicule" in Chinese is 讥笑 (jī xiào).
What does 讥笑 mean in English?
讥笑 (jī xiào) means "To ridicule, to sneer at".
How is 讥笑 pronounced?
It is pronounced jī xiào (written as ji xiao, jixiao). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "to ridicule" in Chinese characters?
It is written 讥笑: 讥 has 4 strokes, 笑 has 10 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 讥笑?
讥笑 belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary list.
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