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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.