How to say “mock” in Chinese

嘲笑
cháoxiào

mock, ridicule

verb · HSK 6 · topic “Feelings”

“Mock” in Chinese is 嘲笑, cháo xiào: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.

How to pronounce it

嘲笑 is read cháo xiào: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

cháo — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”
xiào — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

嘲
cháo — mock, ridicule

On the left, 口 “mouth”; on the right, 朝 cháo hints at the reading.

笑
xiào — laugh

On top, 竹 “bamboo”.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “嘲笑”.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “mock” in Chinese?

“Mock” in Chinese is 嘲笑, pinyin cháoxiào.

What does 嘲笑 mean?

嘲笑 (cháoxiào) means “mock, ridicule”.

How do you write 嘲笑?

嘲笑 is 2 characters: 嘲 (cháo) — mock, ridicule; 笑 (xiào) — laugh. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 嘲笑?

嘲笑 is read cháoxiào. Tones: cháo — second tone, xiào — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“mock” in the lesson “Hurt and anger”

This word is from the topic “Feelings” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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