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to sneer at

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

ji1xiao4 • jīxiào

Meaning


Primary

to sneer at

Alternatives

sneer at, sneers at, sneering at, sneered at, to sneer, sneer, to ridicule, ridicule

Mnemonic


讥笑 To sneer at is 讥 to ridicule someone by talking or behaving in such a way to make it seem you are 笑 laughing at them all but openly.

Usage


不要 讥笑 别人 的 错误。

Don’t sneer at other people’s mistakes.

他 因为 发音 不准 被 讥笑 了。

He was sneered at because his pronunciation wasn’t accurate.

讥笑 别人 是 很 不 礼貌 的 行为。

Sneering at others is a very impolite behavior.