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Meaning

ridicule; mock; to ridicule

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “chao” becomes a different word in each tone. 嘲 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 嘲笑cháo xiàoto jeer at; to deride; to ridicule; mockery
  • 嘲弄cháo nòngto tease; to poke fun at; to make fun of
  • 自嘲zì cháoto mock oneself; to laugh at oneself
  • 解嘲jiě cháoto try to cover up in an embarrassing situation; to justify oneself; to find excuses
  • 群嘲qún cháo(neologism, attested by 2011) to deride a group of people; (of a group of people) to deride (sb)

Example Sentence

我们不应该嘲笑别人的缺点。Wǒ men bù yīng gāi cháo xiào bié ren de quē diǎn.We should not mock other people shortcomings.

我们Wǒ menwenot应该yīng gāishould嘲笑cháo xiàoto jeer at别人bié renother peopledeof缺点quē diǎnweak point