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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


譏笑 To sneer at is 譏 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 譏笑 別人 的 錯誤。

Don’t sneer at other people’s mistakes.

他 因為 發音 不準 被 譏笑 了。

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

譏笑 別人 是 很 不 禮貌 的 行為。

Sneering at others is a very impolite behavior.